ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — The space shuttle Endeavour on its final
flight will deliver three fingernail-sized satellites developed
at Cornell to the International Space Station. The tiny
satellites are prototypes of chip satellites that may travel to
Saturn within the next decade to collect data about chemistry,
radiation and particle impacts. The thin, 1-inch-square chips
were developed in the lab of Mason Peck, associate professor of
mechanical and aerospace engineering. Peck says their small size
allows them to travel like space dust, blown by solar winds to
distant locations without fuel. The shuttle is scheduled to
launch Friday afternoon. » Space shuttle Endeavour's ready to
roar [Florida Today]