Saturday, September 23, 2006

ESA's Proba satellite or the Borg?

This artist's impression of ESA's Proba (Project for On Board Autonomy) in orbit reminds me of the Borg ship from Star Trek. Of course, since Proba is really only a 60x60x80 cm box shaped aluminum honeycomb structure, appearances can be deceiving. More technical info at: http://www.esa.int/esaMI/Proba_web_site/ESA6AKTHN6D_1.html#subhead1

You can read more about it here.

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