The NYT (among many other places) reports on an empty Russian spacesuit ejected from the International Space Station [free reg. req'd], all for the enjoyment of space fans on the ground who can listen in on transmissions from the suit. The suit will broadcast the suit temperature and battery levels, along with a secret message (solving the message is apparently part of the project, an effort to engage schoolchildren).
But the most amusing aspect of the NYT article wasn't the project itself, but the line with which the they closed the piece:
The message (which is not "heeeeeellllllppp!") will include an image and secret words for student listeners to decipher.Posted by johndanseven at January 28, 2006 10:34 PM