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To let: your own tiny piece of space, young Einsteins welcome

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The Sydney Morning Herald
Technology

To let: your own tiny piece of space, young Einsteins welcome

An Aussie is involved in an out-of-this world project that will give ordinary people access to satellite tech, writes Ben Grubb.

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