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Re:NASA has three smartphones orbiting the earth as mini-sat... by DigitalJack on Friday April 26, 2013 @11:39AM (#5613507)
I was thinking piratebay.
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Re:NASA has three smartphones orbiting the earth as mini-sat... by adestefan on Friday April 26, 2013 @11:46AM (#5613543)
Balloons/UAVs are more reliable when it comes to communications. Getting a suitable satellite into orbit that allows for reliable communication is way too expensive.

There was talk of doing a Pirate Bay dirigible at one point.

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