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Trammell Hudson

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May 21, 2011, 2:21:13 PM5/21/11

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Why design a specialized satellite board when you can just use an
Android HTC?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/5479393514/in/photosof-nasahqphoto/

I love that the the equipment costs for embedded avionics systems have
essentially gone to zero. GPS? Check. IMU? Check. Telemetry?
Check. Touch screen for setup? Check.