At 7:30 p.m. last night a rocket blasted into space from Wallops Island, Va., carrying a record 29 satellites, including one developed at a high school in northern Virginia. Sky watchers up and down the East Coast could catch a glimpse of this event. Skies were forecast to be clear with diminishing winds and the launch did proceed. The satellite developed by Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Va., known as TJ3Sat, is one of 28 miniature “CubeSats” or nanosatellites that are part of the mission. TJ3Sat is the first satellite to be built and tested by high school students, according to Orbital Sciences, the project’s corporate sponsor as well as the developer of the Minotaur rocket, boosting the various satellites into orbit.
One of the most intriguing features of this rocket launch news is that it will provide humanity an opportunity to send and receive texts. Apparently there is new technology that will also allow for sending sound across to earth while in orbit. I feel like saying to the young folks "beware you don't know who is listening" it could be your parents. Jokes apart I believe this is an age of younger folks to showcase their strides in science and technology. I believe strongly that in a couple of years down the road humans on earth will be able to buy a ticket to get on 'something' to visit the moon.
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