New Space and Tech

Android OS in Space

By Keith Cowing
April 8, 2013
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Developer’s dream: Androids…in space!, Crave

“Why? Well, because. Also, he is concerned that U.S. space exploration might not be progressing apace. His parents and grandparents got to witness an astronaut land on the moon, while Pier, 25, worries that he will have to wait until 2035 to see a man step on an extraterrestrial surface (Mars, according to plans laid out by President Obama). So while Piers waits for middle age, he wants to try shipping the first smartphone into the stratosphere as a symbol of his belief in the importance of the space race. Preferably, that phone will be his HTC Evo 4. “Great phone,” he says. “I think it’s meant for something greater.”

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