Crippled amateur satellite launched
Submit on Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011 22:58
Flight controllers initially halted the release of an amateur radio satellite outside the International Space Station by a pair of spacewalking astronauts because one antenna appeared to be missing. Although this was later confirmed, the satellite – called ARISSat-1 or Radioskav-V – was released nonetheless.
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