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Linux may be an operating system synonymous with a flightless bird, but if some Sydney research students have their way, it could be orbiting the earth controlling a space satellite within two years. The Bluesat microsatellite is a joint project of the Mechanical, Electrical, Telecommunications, and Computer Systems engineering departments at the University of New South Wales. The students have spent several years designing a 10-kilogram microsatellite, including its structure and flight computer.