[FPSPACE] A glass satellite (really)

[MattWriter at aol.com]

This week's entry in the "Out of the Box" contest come from the guys at  
Aerospace, who have built a prototype microsat (about four inches in diameter)  
out of a tough ceramic glass.  A satellite with a hull transparent to both  RF 
and optical signals has obvious appeal - you can mount lasercomm links,  
antennas, inspection cameras, or even solar cells, all inside the hull.
 
 
_http://www.aero.org/news/newsitems/glasssatellites-012505.html_ 
(http://www.aero.org/news/newsitems/glasssatellites-012505.html) 
 
Matt Bille