Day: January 25, 2011

UK Firm Will Launch Android Smartphone into Orbit as the Brains (and Eyes) of a Microsatellite

January 25, 2011

      STRaND Stack and Equipment To operate, simply insert smartphone. SSTL We’ve heard of satellite phones before, but never one quite like this: a UK firm plans to launch an Android-based smartphone into orbit later this year, using it to control a 30-centimenter long microsatellite and to snap images of the Earth with … More UK Firm Will Launch Android Smartphone into Orbit as the Brains (and Eyes) of a Microsatellite

China Experts Dispute Stealth-Theft Claims

January 25, 2011

By JEREMY PAGE ReutersAn aircraft that’s reported to be a Chinese stealth fighter is seen in Chengdu, Sichuan province, in this picture taken Jan. 7. BEIJING—Chinese military experts disputed that China obtained secret U.S. technology to develop its new stealth fighter, saying the country relied on homegrown innovation to produce a plane that has drawn … More China Experts Dispute Stealth-Theft Claims