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SuitSat still making the newsThis week, Frank Bauer, KA3HDO who is the ARISS International Chairman and AMSAT's V.P. for Human Spaceflight Programs provided an update on SuitSat, the amateur radio space suit that continues to inspire the world. Frank said, "SuitSat-1's re-entry is coming a few weeks from now. Would anyone like to enter a 'Chicken Little' contest?" For those unfamiliar with this term, it refers to the "sky is falling" from the Chicken Little story. You are invited to pick the date that SuitSat-1 will fall from the sky. Amateurs have begun posting their Chicken Little dates on-line at the AMSAT bulletin board: amsat-bb@amsat.org. The winner is the person who picks the date closest to the re-entry event. Prizes include bragging rights as well as the fame and notoriety associated with successful re-entry prognastication. Frank also noted that SuitSat-1 is still being featured in the popular press: + The 2006 "100 Best" of everything as compiled by Reader's
Digest includes the "Best Empty Suit"--SuitSat. In the paper
edition, SuitSat is listed as the 25th best. It can also be viewed on
the Reader's Digest web site. + Popular Science plans to highlight SuitSat in an upcoming magazine. + Boys Life (scouting magazine) will have an article and pictures in the next couple of months.
Frank, KA3HDO
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