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iPod: To infinity and beyond!

Posted by David Dahlquist | Monday, March 17, 2008 3:00 PM PT

Space iPodIn space, no one can hear your iPod. But super-observant iPod fans everywhere spotted one on board Space Shuttle Endeavour. While perusing some hi-res photos of the shuttle (which is currently docked at the International Space Station), he spotted a 5G iPod through the crew cabin window, just chillin’ all up in space.

Turns out that the iPod’s Lithium battery isn’t qualified for space-flight, though. So the batteries of “space iPods” are removed, and instead astronauts use an external AA battery pack. Two steps forward…

[Via TUAW]

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