Images from space, taken by NASA’s Android smartphone powered satellites
posted by Maxwell R.
/ May 04, 2013, 12:20 PM
The primary goal of the mission was to see if a consumer-grade smartphone could be used as the primary computer to control avionics for a satellite in orbit, in this case two HTC Nexus One devices and a Samsung Nexus S.
The collection of images above and below is the result of several years’ work, culminating in the two-week space flight, launched from NASA’s Wallops Island Flight Facility in Virginia last month. NASA wants projects like this, a student led effort, to foster further research into commercial, academic and citizen-space applications.
Click here to see the PhoneSat page, including the dashboard of amateur operators around the world
source: NASA via The Verge
35 Comments
1. twens
Posts: 1163; Member since: Feb 25, 2012
The photos are blurry,can't see a thing
posted on May 04, 2013, 12:36 PM 7
7. PhoneArenaUser
Posts: 5498; Member since: Aug 05, 2011
Seems that it is just a caps from a live video stream, not a photos and video was transferred with some kind of Real-time Transport Protocol. So please don't talk crap about low quality photos...
posted on May 04, 2013, 1:34 PM 3
33. PhoneArenaUser
Posts: 5498; Member since: Aug 05, 2011
Thank you. :)
posted on May 05, 2013, 12:23 PM 0
35. PhoneArenaUser
Posts: 5498; Member since: Aug 05, 2011
No, I'm not working at NASA, but at the moment I'm working with an project which use Real-time Transport Protocol.
posted on May 05, 2013, 12:29 PM 0
28. omar300
Posts: 210; Member since: Jun 24, 2012
i like the choice of these scientists. they had all 3 nexus. seems like they are fan of android too.
and even though there theory is correct that you can send consumer size product in space. but Come on! what good is that picture?
posted on May 05, 2013, 1:19 AM 0
21. taikucing unregistered
some parts of the photo are blurry because there are losses in transmission due to atmosphere or noise. Probably the transmitter power is too weak.
posted on May 04, 2013, 7:28 PM 2
30. htc_evo_3d
Posts: 84; Member since: Mar 11, 2013
You are right dude. the pics are blurry due to loss in transmisson( in bytes) and not because of the phone itself. Some guys are complaining about the quality of the phone and recommending Nokia :P
posted on May 05, 2013, 2:06 AM 1
34. PhoneArenaUser
Posts: 5498; Member since: Aug 05, 2011
First of all it is not a photos, it is just a caps from a live video stream. Second of all this "blurry squares" are here because some data packets was lost during live video stream using some kind of Real-time Transport Protocol. In other words, internet speed was not stable. :)
posted on May 05, 2013, 12:27 PM 0
32. roscuthiii
Posts: 2383; Member since: Jul 18, 2010
"The images were transmitted back to earth in pieces at only 1,200bps, accounting for some of the faults in the pictures." - Maxwell R.
FFS RTFA
posted on May 05, 2013, 10:21 AM 0
3. jibraihimi
Posts: 800; Member since: Nov 29, 2011
They should have used nokia pureview 808 for this, then we could have got better pics......
posted on May 04, 2013, 12:53 PM 7
4. Sangeet
Posts: 232; Member since: Apr 21, 2012
Moral of the story
"Let a phone be a phone, don't try to make it a satellite"
:D
posted on May 04, 2013, 1:08 PM 15
19. Igneel unregistered
Yeah.. I think it's irrelevant and a waste of money..
posted on May 04, 2013, 6:59 PM 0
5. N-fanboy
Posts: 543; Member since: Jan 12, 2013
Android huh? Nasa, you better prepare yourself for some malwaaaaaaaare and some hacking ahahahahahahaha
posted on May 04, 2013, 1:09 PM 4
6. tedkord
Posts: 17131; Member since: Jun 17, 2009
They tried to use a Nokia, but it was to thick and heavy for the rocket to carry.
posted on May 04, 2013, 1:24 PM 13
16. chaoticrazor
Posts: 2347; Member since: Aug 28, 2012
your such a child
this whole nokia weight crap is allowed on here, but anyone mention samsung and plastic and fanboys scream murder lmao
if nasa cant handle a nokia phone on a rocket then we all have no hope of going to the moon again ......besides least nokia's could handle re-entry if it happened just dont get hit if they come flying down to earth
posted on May 04, 2013, 3:21 PM 1
9. sorcio46
Posts: 435; Member since: Jul 27, 2011
That's why Nasa used Android powered phones, cause they are perfect for every need, even in the space :D
posted on May 04, 2013, 1:51 PM 9
11. chaoticrazor
Posts: 2347; Member since: Aug 28, 2012
please leave the blind worship at home, nothing is perfect especially for everything fanboy
seen many of your comments so no need to reply your a straight up fanboy
posted on May 04, 2013, 2:33 PM 2
15. chaoticrazor
Posts: 2347; Member since: Aug 28, 2012
kid you owned no one, you just making yourself look stupid
you seem to think rooting which lets face it is a way to get more out of a device due to it not been what you need out the box is what everyone does.....fact is the people who do root are in the minority. the general market rooting is nothing.
next android can work on almost any hardware, all os can advance to work on faster more powerful hardware. the warhorse symbian proved this been able to pack a 41mp sensor with oversampling something no android device can replicate
wp looks to be next for the major camera advancement, so all os's will have there pros and cons nothing is perfect for everything fanboy
you should look at renting because you cant own anyone kid
posted on May 04, 2013, 3:18 PM 0
24. taikucing unregistered
I wonder why NASA uses android phone. The experts in there know why they use it. Probably they know the power inside the android as well as they use linux for their supercomputers. OK, the camera is not good, probably they use the cheap phone. And if you want a good picture, why don't you send nokia phone into space? Can nokia phone fulfill NASA's need?
posted on May 04, 2013, 7:58 PM 0
31. chaoticrazor
Posts: 2347; Member since: Aug 28, 2012
your acting like NASA are going to go full android for everything.....get a damn grip
this was a test, they were trying something face it no one on here knows there real reasons. why do android fanboys have to glorify everything android then then defend other android fanboys in groups
im not been nice to your kind this sites riddled with your lot and its truly pathetic
ive not said anything bad about android just that it aint perfect you decide this is an insult fanboy and group with the above android loving troll
you loose all creditability doing that and your put in the pile of fanboys that arent worth the effort anymore
posted on May 05, 2013, 6:31 AM 0
22. taikucing unregistered
already hacked & modified to fill NASA's need hahahaha
posted on May 04, 2013, 7:31 PM 0
23. Diazene
Posts: 129; Member since: May 01, 2013
an android, in space? a nokia would be much better, they can actually endure such harsh conditions
conversations.nokia.com/2013/05/01/taking-nokia-lumia-to-extremes/
conversations.nokia.com/2013/04/26/the-nokia-lumia-920-space-mission-in-pictures/
