Great article at Wired News about a last minute radio satellite that has just celebrated its 20th anniversary.
Coming, as it does, on the heels of the latest announcements about the Mars mission, it sort of puts a different perspective on the whole idea of space travel. Now, its true that the satellite was put in orbit by a NASA rocket, but the fact that a group of hobbyists could throw something together in six months that has lasted 20 years is pretty remarkable.
Makes one wonder what would happen if NASA held a contest to design a prototype for a reusable moon lander.
