@worldofastronomers: In 2006, NASA released an empty spacesuit named SuitSat-1 into orbit after it had served its purpose aboard the International Space Station. Instead of becoming space junk immediately, it was turned into a small satellite that transmitted recorded messages and telemetry to amateur radio operators around the world. 🛰️ The suit circled Earth for several months before gradually losing altitude and burning up in Earth's atmosphere. It never drifted through deep space forever, but it remains one of NASA's most creative and unusual space experiments. Space is full of incredible stories that sound like science fiction—but they're real. Follow us for more mind-blowing facts and discoveries that reveal just how fascinating our universe truly is. 🌌🚀 #NASA #SuitSat #SuitSat1 #ISS #InternationalSpaceStation

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kristynpixels
Kristyn Pixels :
We just littering in space now too
2026-08-31 14:54:00
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joshuajackson669
joshuajackson669 :
My tax dollars hard at work huh
2026-09-05 09:08:59
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ironmike9749
IronMike🍻 :
why not put a camera in that too?
2026-08-31 16:43:13
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verticalsmiles66
gmclewis82 :
someone was in that suit
2026-09-04 11:42:39
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robin.avaala
Robin Avaala :
they should have put a fake skeleton 😂
2026-09-05 08:28:58
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lopezjouno
Junior :
are we able to see how far it went now 🤔
2026-09-05 05:59:53
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shyanilbissoondya
shyanilbissoondyal :
MILLIONS DOLLARS TAX PAYERS MONEY
2026-09-04 08:56:08
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rekklezzrich
rekklezzrich :
in 2026 yall still believe anything
2026-09-03 20:41:04
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chaser_1997
♥️♥️Truvy♥️♥️ :
Yet we haven’t landed on the moon again??
2026-08-31 14:34:35
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golfmoney
golfmoney :
If everything is in orbit traveling in the same direction why is the suit just floating away
2026-08-31 23:06:14
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frikandellenslurpe
Frikandellenslurper :
so where is it now?
2026-08-30 17:22:37
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user9763194928684
🍂 کـــــــــلام :
why no one gone to moon even now 2026 🤔
2026-09-04 12:07:34
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flowmaster925
Matthew :
"hey guys, I got the empty.space suit that we said we were gona throw into space, where's frank? it was his idea
2026-09-04 18:49:47
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lilliofthe_creatorium
Lilli :
1000% someone was in it
2026-08-31 02:22:54
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itsmetheguy300
WHO IS THIS GUY :
or someone they don't like on board maybe
2026-08-30 18:30:10
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falconi205
Adam F :
No they didn't
2026-09-02 22:04:13
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mfcraewood
✨W( . )( . )D✨ :
Okay but where are all the stars and galaxies!? We can see billions from the ground but yet anytime anything happens in space, no stars or any kind of light sources even exist..?🤔 proof space doesn’t exist and everything is an illusion
2026-09-03 07:40:40
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thirdpartycaller
bigbunny :
is this true? goddamit now I gotta google this crap!
2026-08-30 16:24:29
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shane.r3build
Shane.x :
Someone in that suit ya all
2026-09-03 05:42:26
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vendell
Vendell™ :
million dollar suit btw just wasted
2026-09-02 23:06:19
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jason.na2
Jason NA :
taxes well spent.
2026-08-31 14:37:59
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car_dih
cardih :
“Bro i think i left my wallet in my suit”
2026-09-04 23:48:32
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sulman.ghouri.18
sulman ghouri 18 :
how are you
2026-08-31 13:08:30
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oiniomusic
OINIO🇨🇦 :
That spacesuit was tossed into space on February 3, 2006, as part of a unique, low-cost science and education project called SuitSat-1 (also known as RadioSkaf). Instead of just throwing away a retired Russian Orlan spacesuit that the International Space Station crew no longer needed, engineers and ham radio enthusiasts decided to turn it into a makeshift satellite. Here is what they did with it: * The Setup: They stuffed the empty suit with old, unwashed clothes to give it a human shape, and mounted a battery pack and a radio transmitter inside the helmet. * The Mission: The suit was configured to continuously broadcast pre-recorded voice messages from students and scientists from around the world in multiple languages, alongside telemetry data and a special signal. * The Goal: Amateur radio operators and students on Earth using simple police scanners or ham radio gear could tune in to the frequency (145.990 MHz) and track the "ghostly" floating spacesuit as it passed overhead. Affectionately nicknamed "Ivan Ivanovich" or "Mr. Smith" by the crew, the suit transmitted thousands of messages over a couple of weeks before its batteries finally gave out. It remained in orbit as space debris until September 7, 2006, when it safely burned up upon re-entering Earth's atmosphere.
2026-09-02 22:26:19
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