01-29-2007, 02:30 PM
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PDAs in Space: Be On Time for Your Next Launch Meeting
"A special application, known as the PDA Depressurisation Program (PDP) and conceived by the astronaut Thomas Reiter, has been developed by ESA to compute the 'egress time', � the time that is left before having to abandon the ISS in the event of depressurisation. This application, tested for usability by Reiter during his long duration mission � from July to December 2006 � is currently undergoing qualification by NASA and will become part of the standard set of software packages loaded on each astronaut PDA."
A count-down timer is always nice to have, especially if YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT! :mrgreen: I had no idea NASA was using PDAs in space. I imagine they frown on being a beta tester! Seriously, I wonder if all of the applications are custom or if they use any of the third-party apps we know and love, like Pocket Earth or the perennial favorite, Moonlander [affiliate links]?
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01-29-2007, 06:07 PM
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