FITSAT-1 satellite scheduled to write Morse code in the sky

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We like to think of space as the one place where all tech is high and all gadgets are bleeding edge. That may be the case most of the time, but Japan’s Fukuoka Institute of Technology is taking one small step backward for man by sending a satellite into orbit that uses Morse code and bursts of light to send messages back to base. FITSAT-1, which will be launched from the International Space Station in September 2012, will use LEDs to flash Morse code messages like an outer space Aldis lamp that may be bright enough to see by the public with the naked eye. .. Continue Reading FITSAT-1 satellite scheduled to write Morse code in the sky

Section: Aero Gizmo

Tags: International Space Station, Japan, Satellite, Space

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