Thursday, Feb. 9 2006
Posted by Jacob
Suitsat, the junky old Russian space suit filled with old clothes and a redio transmitter, then booted into space, is still transmitting. It was thought the experiment was a flop after ham radio enthusiasts and official space monitoring freaks lost the signal a few hours after launch the suit into orbit, but looks like it’s still emitting a weak signal.
“Suitsat, the amateur radio transmitter stuffed inside a surplus Russian spacesuit and chucked out the International Space station is alive and well, if somewhat weak and staticky. Users can still follow its progress at the Suitsat webpage.”
[Source: Slashdot]