-----Original Message----- From: Penn State Newswire Sent: Thursday, 21 June, 2012 17:53 To: [email protected] Subject: Penn State Daily Newswire (6.21.2012)

Penn State Daily Newswire - 6.21.2012

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2. Satellite battery could put Nittany Lion paw print in space

On Feb. 3, 2006, astronauts launched the space age's strangest satellite: an old spacesuit fitted with a transmitter, a temperature sensor and some batteries. The suit was a DIY satellite. It circled the Earth twice, repeating a greeting recorded in multiple languages; ham radio operators listened in as it passed overhead. Then the batteries died. The 2013 model will be considerably more advanced, including the battery, which was designed by three undergraduate students at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College.

Read the full story on Live: http://live.psu.edu/story/60125#nw1

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73 Ken Chaffee, WA1QXR AMSAT Life Member # 472