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What Are These Boxes Doing Floating Through Space?

Posted November 25, 2013 1:16 PM

From Gizmodo:

This might look like the start of a scene from Gravity, but you're actually looking at three nanosatellitesâ€"known as Cubesatsâ€"which have just been released in space.

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11/25/2013 4:56 PM

Looks very like Funcube.

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11/26/2013 6:12 AM

It's a conspiracy.

They are really Borg.

The governments of Earth simply do not want to start widespread panic.
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11/26/2013 7:25 AM

Panic isn't my first thought when I think of the Borg...

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11/26/2013 7:43 AM

Dang it. You beat me to it.
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11/26/2013 12:22 PM

Of course, she would rip your arms off if you upset her, still.........

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11/26/2013 2:36 PM

That's reassuring, but for some reason I don't feel 'relaxed' .

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11/27/2013 5:32 AM

Ya great big fibber !

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11/27/2013 5:55 PM

OH how I long to be assimilated.....

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11/26/2013 1:23 PM

When you consider how much junk we've lofted up there in such a short time period do we really need more?

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