Although relatively outdated, the famous Google Nexus S manufactured by Samsung was chosen by NASA to integrate the PhoneSat project, which tries to reduce the cost of technology for satellites
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The PhoneSat been in space for two weeks, weighs about 1 kg, and cost just over 5000 euros to be produced. This project represents the efforts of the North American Space Agency in trying to reduce costs for the technology to satellites currently represents.
It might be thought that these devices are subject to very specific changes to fulfill their duties with rigor, but in fact the only difference between this Nexus S conventional and Nexus S is the fact that the issue of NASA is currently equipped with a radio S-Band two-way communications. In the remaining specifications, according to the space agency moves, is unchanged.
“The smartphone provides many of the functions that the satellites need to operate, such as compute, memory, ready interfaces for communications, navigation and energy, all mounted on a sturdy package “says NASA.
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