First Satellite Developed By High Schoolers Sent Into Space : The Two-Way : NPR

By Greg Henderson

The first satellite ever developed by high school students to make it to space is believed to be orbiting Earth after getting a ride aboard a U.S. military rocket Tuesday night from Wallops Island, Va.

Fittingly, perhaps, you can send it a text message.

The satellite, using a voice synthesizer, is built to transform that text into an audio message that can be heard over certain radio frequencies around the globe, and in different languages.

via First Satellite Developed By High Schoolers Sent Into Space : The Two-Way : NPR.

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