[iPAQ] iPAQs Soar into Space - Chalk One Up For Ipaq !

Chalk One Up For Ipaq ! .... (Article):
 
 
iPAQs Soar into Space
http://www.pocketpccity.com/articles/2004/5/2004-5-7-iPAQs-Soar-into.html
  
 
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Hewlett-Packard iPAQ h5550 Pocket PCs are being used in space by the
Expedition 9 astronaut and cosmonaut crew aboard the International Space
Station Soyuz 8 space craft.
 
The iPAQs will be used as mobile productivity tools to record daily crew
procedures, write personal memos and check e-mail and calendars. The space
crew will also be able to listen to music, view photos from home and read
e-books. The devices will remain aboard the space station and be
reconfigured for each new crew. For the next flight, two additional iPAQs
are expected to launch to the station for a total of four iPAQs.
 
Ground support at NASA's Johnson Space Center and Russia's Star City Space
Center will use the iPAQ Pocket PCs during the training process and to
evaluate new applications for future flight crews to use.
 
The HP iPAQ h5550, passing NASA's stringent flight certification tests with
flying colors, required few modifications by the space agency's engineering
team. In addition to the iPAQ h5550 units, NASA received rechargeable
batteries, PC Card Expansion Packs, barcode scanners and Secure Digital
memory cards for later use on the space station.
 
In the future, HP iPAQ h5550 devices will be outfitted with barcode scanners
and NASA-developed software to inventory equipment on the International
Space Station.

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Received on Thu May 13 04:33:45 2004