Maybe she can fix the computer problem that is putting the space station in jeopardy of being abandoned and destroyed.
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An elementary school science teacher in this Chicago suburb doesn't have to turn on the news for an update on NASA's space mission. She just turns on her video baby monitor.[/p] Since Sunday, one of the two channels on Natalie Meilinger's baby monitor has been picking up black-and-white video from inside the space shuttle Atlantis. The other still lets her keep an eye on her baby.[/p] "Whoever has a baby monitor knows what you'll usually see," Meilinger said. "No one would ever expect this."[/p] Live video of the mission is available on NASA's Web site, so it's possible the monitor is picking up a signal from somewhere.[/p] "It's not coming straight from the shuttle," NASA spokeswoman Brandi Dean said. "People here think this is very interesting and you don't hear of it often — if at all."[/p] Meilinger silenced disbelieving co-workers by bringing in a video of the monitor to show her class on Tuesday, her students' last day of school. At home, 3-month-old Jack and 2-year-old Rachel don't quite understand what their parents are watching.[/p] "I've been addicted to it and keep waiting to see what's next," Meilinger said.[/p] Summer Infant, the monitor's manufacturer, is investigating what could be causing the transmission, communications director Cindy Barlow said. She said she's never heard of anything similar happening.[/p] "Not even close," she said. "Gotta love technology."[/p]
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