Unintentional satellite

21 Dec 2006

Discovery has already separated from the ISS (and I didn't write much about this mission...) and it's heading home; before that, though, one of the astronauts managed to deploy an unintentional satellite into orbit: her camera. It broke free from its bracket and quietly floated away... The event is, of course, available from YouTube:

(for those reading the RSS feed, the video is here)

Posted by Wilson on Thursday, December 21, 2006 at 1:54 PM | 0 TrackBacks

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