iPhone 4 to Launch Aboard Final Shuttle Mission


Two iPhone 4 smartphones loaded with software to help perform experiments in space will be headed toward the International Space Station (ISS) aboard Atlantis on the final flight of the space shuttle program.

The app is called SpaceLab for iOS and was designed by Odyssey Space Research. It contains four step-by-step instruction programs to help STS-135 mission crew members perform experiments in space and aboard the orbital laboratory.

“The revolutionary iPhone 4 offers an extraordinary opportunity to demonstrate serious functions previously reserved for more expensive, purpose-built devices,” Brian Rishikof, Odyssey’s chief executive officer, said in a statement.

“The potential for using iPhone 4 to both conduct and support in-space research and operations is enormous. The opportunity to make the experience accessible to anyone via the App Store will attract a new generation of space supporters,” Rishikof said.