Paul Martin
01-29-2007, 02:30 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-01/esa-pda012607.php' target='_blank'>http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_relea...a-pda012607.php</a><br /><br /></div><i>"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."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/Astronaut_PDA.jpg" /><br /><br />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 <a href="http://www.mobihand.com/pocketpcthoughts/product.asp?id=498? target=">Pocket Earth</a> or the perennial favorite, <a href="http://www.handango.com/ampp/store/PlatformProductDetail.jsp?siteId=311&productType=2&productId=13166">Moonlander</a> [<i>affiliate links</i>]?