Nexus S First Android Phone in Space on Final Space Shuttle Mission

Google promoted one Android “reference device” (phone) in 2010 and 2011. The 2011 reference device was the Nexus S made by Samsung. It was the first Android phone to feature NFC (Near Field Communications), a front-facing camera and run Android OS 2.3 (Gingerbread). This past July, it also added the distinction of being the first and last Android phone to go into space on the final space shuttle mission.

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The Nexus S played a unique role by providing sensors and computing resources for NASA’s SPHERES (Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites), originally developed by MIT.

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