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Origami from space

Japanese origami masters are joining forces with scientists to create a paper airplane to fly back to earth from space. It's a great idea, however they haven't figured out yet how to track the plane, and they won't have any idea where it's liable to land. According to MIT Technology Review, project leader Shinji Suzuki says many things about science "have to be learned simply by trying them out." [Link]

Suzuki and Toda [the origami master] plan to write a message of peace on the planes in several languages, along with a request for anyone spotting them to notify the team.

''Just imagine, children around the world would be anxiously waiting for the return of our origami shuttle, perhaps looking up into the sky from time to time,'' Suzuki said. ''That would be great fun.''

jon posted this at 11:27 PM
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