NASA's Android-Powered Satellites Beam Down Smartphone Snaps from Orbit

Categories: News Technology Tags: astrophotographyNASAnexusonenexussphonesatssatellitessmarphonephotographyspace Late last month, NASA launched Orbital Sciences' Antares rocket into space, and with it a trio of satellites powered, get this, by Android Phones. Part of the NASA project "PhoneSats," the three satellites spent a total of 5 days in space, after which they burned up in the atmosphere as planned -- but not before