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Sep

1

2011

Android aboard Atlantis

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by Jim Farmer
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Android’s adventures in space continue! Last December, Android ventured into near space through a combination of DIY work, some Nexus S phones, and some weather balloons. From that point on, it became clear that Android was destined to boldly go where no Android has gone before; NASA agreed. On its final mission, Atlantis carried aboard two Nexus [...]

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Aug

3

2011

STRaND Wants To Send A Nexus One Into Space With Your App On Board

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by Joe Sirianni
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This isn’t the first time we’ve heard of a Nexus device boldly going where no man has gone before and it’s probably not the last time either.  The University of Surrey and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd want to send their very own satellite, the STRaND-1, a three-unit CubeSat into orbit with a Nexus One strapped [...]

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Jan

24

2011

British engineers planning to send an Android phone into space

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by Mikka Burrell
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A team of engineers at SSTL and the Surrey Space Centre in Guildford want to see if the sophisticated capabilities in today’s mobile phones can function in the most challenging environment of all: space. Why are they doing this you might be asking? Shaun Kenyon, the project manager at SSTL, said, “They come now with [...]

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