In what will seemingly be the most expensive scientific experiment to historical date, costing nearly $750+ millon, proposed 45 years ago, on April
17, 2004, NASA will be launching a satellite thats intended purpose is to test two of Einstein's fundemental predictions: that space and time can be
warped or twisted.
Satellite to Test Einstein Predictions
The unmanned, Earth-orbiting satellite is designed to test two of Einstein's predictions about the nature of space and time, and how the Earth and
other bodies warp and twist the fabric that combines the two.
At the spacecraft's heart are four pingpong-sized balls of quartz, the most perfect spheres ever made. To ensure accuracy, the balls must be kept
chilled to near absolute zero, in the vacuum of the largest thermos ever flown in space, and isolated from any disturbances in the quietest
environment ever produced, said Anne Kinney, director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's division of astronomy and physics.
Once in space and set spinning, the orientation of the balls should change unless Einstein was wrong.
Hopefully NASA has accounted for Murphy's Law because with NASA, the use of
should is literally troublesome.
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[Edited on 3-4-2004 by Seekerof]
i dont get about the quarts though. is it going to move if hes right or if hes wrong? 
