a russian soyuz rocket leaves the cosmodrome carrying the final pocket maker us scientists behind the animal tracking system can hardly believe this day has finally arrived. isn t talking we ve been working towards this for the last sixteen years the antennas in orbit and a chorus is off the ground if a work can start it s unbelievable. among the first animals they ll be tracking a blackbird s they each have to be fitted with a tag which is quite large but it won t hinder the birds movement. to cuss funny tech to tag is bigger than the transmitters we ve been using in the past they are not but that s because it contains the newest generation of technology. and has. the tags picked up by this antenna module it s now in orbit and this august astronauts will attach it to the outside of the international space station