NASA: Preferred Smartphone for Space Travel

This Is How NASA Prepares Smartphones For Space Travel

By Dylan Love | Business Insider – 7 hours ago

 Nexus S smartphone preferred by NASA.
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NASA has been using smartphones in space for a couple years at this point.

But you can't just take any old smartphone aboard the space shuttle. As with any object that leaves Earth's atmosphere, you have to be selective and picky.

NASA revealed the process it uses to get a smartphone ready for space travel, reports Ars Technica.

More - Link 1 >>> http://finance.yahoo.com/news/nasa-prepares-smartphones-space-travel-133200602.html

Link 2  >>> http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/03/how-nasa-got-an-android-handset-ready-to-go-into-space/

Sources: Business Insider/Yahoo.com, ArsTechnica.com .

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