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7 Nexus S Phones Lost in Space

December 23, 2010

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7 Nexus S Phones Lost in Space

—Google launched seven Nexus S smartphones into near space. The devices were fixed to weather balloons and sent over 100,000 feet above the Earth’s surface. The phones had an Android character attached to the balloons.

7 Nexus S's Lost in Space — Launched into space 7 Nexus S Phones were equipped with various sensors to see how they could manage the launch into space

The Nexus S phones were equipped with various sensors to see how they would perform on the journey, and they were each running different Google apps such as Google Maps, Google Sky Map and Latitude. In case you were curious, the Nexus S GPS unit managed to function up until about 60,000 feet and the phone remained operational to -50° C. Hit the break for some great HD video of the journey as well as the preparation involved with this mission.

Posted 12/23/10

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