Back in the fall last year, Endeavor astronaut Heidi Stefanyshyn-Piper lost a tool bag. Dubbed the ISS Toolbag by amateur astronomers, the bag (with a $100,000 price tag) drifted away into space as she was working on the space station.
Today's nify web-thingy is none other than a real-time satellite tracking map that shows a live action representation of the tool bag inching it's way surprisingly quickly around the globe.
Also viewable at a mouse click are numerous other satellites' paths. Organized in categories such as "most popular" and "latest launches" as well as "live in your sky" and a few others, there's certainly plenty of information here to browse. Scroll down the page for recent satellite & space shuttle news items.
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