
DOUG HUIE, RESEARCH TECHNICIAN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE, CAFEFULLY SETS THE NANOSAIL-D SATELLITE ON A SPECIALLY CONSTRUCTED SURFACE DESIGNED FOR DEPLOYMENT TESTING. THE SPACECRAFT MEASURES 4 INCHES WIDE, 4 INCHES DEEP, AND 13 INCHES LONG, ROUGHLY THE SIZE OF A LOAF OF BREAD, AND WEIGHING ABOUT 9 POUNDS.
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Date Created
April 16, 2008
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MSFC
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DAVID HIGGINBOTHAM
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