Thu, Oct 9th
2008
Origami Space Shuttles
This has to be the dream of every kid and adult on Earth: Make a paper plane and throw it from orbit. Well, there’s one lucky Japanese astronaut who is going to get nine of them, a paper space shuttle fleet which will go up to the International Space Station. Then, they will be dropped from orbit into a 250-mile, two-day flight to the ground. If you are thinking that these origami spacecrafts won’t be able to resist the re-entry, think again: They can sustain Mach 7 speeds (5,300MPH) and 400-degree Farenheit temperatures.”
(via davereed)
