Mhlawumbe abanye benu, nina enithanda kakhulu umhlaba wezokundiza kanye nomkhathi, bayazi ukuthi iyini iphrojekthi ye-NASA PhoneSat. Empeleni, bekumayelana nokudala amasathelayithi ashibhile kakhulu. Lezi PhoneSat zigqama ngokuba ne I-Nexus S njengomhlali omkhulu. Manje itheminali isivele yenze ucingo eMhlabeni isuka emkhathini.
Sekuphele amasonto amabili kuphela kusukela elokuqala PhoneSat wethulwa emkhathini. Futhi yini kwabaningi namuhla ucingo oluphelelwe yisikhathi ngokuphelele, ku-NASA ingaba uchwepheshe wezinga eliphezulu. Ngenhlanhla, i-Nexus S yayingenaso isibopho sokushayela irokhethi okwakufanele ithwale isathelayithi iye ku-orbit, kodwa lokho akubalulekile ngempela. Manje ifoni isivele izungeza Umhlaba ku-PhoneSat, futhi empeleni, isivele isetshenziselwe ukwenza ucingo lokuqala ocingweni emhlabeni wethu. Ngokuyisisekelo, futhi ngokuya nge-NASA, i-Nexus S inamandla okwenza eminye yemisebenzi eyinhloko yesathelayithi, njengokucubungula, ukuzulazula, ukuphatha amandla, namandla okuxhumana. Manje sebezozama ukushintsha ukuma kwesathelayithi.
Ikusasa lingathembisa ngempela, njengoba i-PhoneSat ibize kuphela i-NASA i-7.500 dollars, inani elingenandaba ngempela uma sicabangela intengo lezi zikhungo zobuchwepheshe ezingaba nazo. Eqinisweni, le ntengo ingavumela noma ubani kithi ukuthi athumele isathelayithi ku-orbit phakathi nokuphila kalula. Hhayi ukuthi noma ngubani unemali engu-$ 7.500 esele, kodwa akuyona inani elingenakwenzeka kunoma ubani uma kuziwa ekuzuleni Umhlaba. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-smartphone iningi lethu eliyiphethe ingcono kune-Nexus S.
Le sathelayithi ingeyokuqala kuphela ochungechungeni lwamasathelayithi e-PhoneSat asethunyelwe kakade kulawa masonto amabili futhi athwala i-Nexus S. Isathelayithi inesisindo sekhilogremu eyodwa kuphela, ngakho kuyaqondakala ukuthi izindleko zokunciphisa bezinkulu kakhulu. . Ukufika kweNyanga ngumuntu kwenziwa amandla okucubungula aphansi kunalawo wemishini yokuwasha esinayo ekhaya. Empeleni, iqiniso lokuthi ifoni eyodwa yanele ukuphatha yonke imisebenzi yesathelayithi akumangazi. Okushintshile ukuthi manje akusadingeki i-cabin enkulu ukufaka ikhompyutha enkulu, kodwa i-smartphone elula, ekamelweni elinesisindo esingaphansi kwekhilogremu eyodwa yanele.
