Friday, February 03, 2006

SuitSat

Tonight, at work, I'll be supporting a Russian EVA (Extra-Vehicular Activity). But this EVA is a little different than others. Tonight the ISS crew will literaly chunck overboard a used Russian Space Suit, or SuitSat. Inside the space suit is a ham radio with a preprogrammed message. The neat part of it is, you can hear the message. All you need is a ham radio or a police scanner. Of course you also need for the satellite to pass overhead. Go here to see when you'll have a chance to hear it.

Now, the batteries could die before you get a chance to hear it. But this is a neat little satellite. So, if you have NASA TV, i'm sure you'll be able to see some of the EVA.

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