On Friday, a bit of University of Maine-designed technology is scheduled for liftoff.
The wireless leak detection system — a safety system that alerts astronauts to potentially dangerous loss of heat and air — was designed by University of Maine scientists. Now, it’s destined for the International Space Station.
The leak detector will be part of a payload of supplies expected to launch from Japan on Friday night, just shortly before 8:30 a.m. eastern time.
The university plans to celebrate the deployment with a launch party at 5:30 p.m. Friday at the Emera Astronomy Center.
You can watch live coverage of the launch on NASA TV at 7:45 a.m. Friday.
