NASA is taking austerity seriously. The agency is sending up a duo of Apple iPhone 4s into space to conduct a series of experiments using a $1 app.
The crew of the Space Shuttle Atlantis and those in the International Space Station are trying to find out if the iPhone 4 and an app called “SpaceLab for iOS” are up to the rigors of space science. The iPhone’s built-in gyroscope is central to the app’s design and will be used to help measure altitude and the curvature of the earth.
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