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    NASA uses moonlight to improve satellite accuracy
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 5

    NASA uses moonlight to improve satellite accuracy

    NASA has more than 20 Earth-observing satellites that give researchers a global perspective on the interconnected Earth system.
    NASA Emergency Beacons Save Lives in 2021
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 22

    NASA Emergency Beacons Save Lives in 2021

    In 2021, NASA technology saved 330 lives in the U.S. network region of the international satellite-aided search and rescue effort.
    What is Starlink? Inside the satellite business that could make Elon Musk a trillionaire
    Joseph Shavit
    • Dec 7, 2021

    What is Starlink? Inside the satellite business that could make Elon Musk a trillionaire

    Starlink is a broadband internet service, specializing in the expansion of coverage to rural and remote communities.
    Spinning magnets could be the answer for NASA's orbital space debris problem
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 1, 2021

    Spinning magnets could be the answer for NASA's orbital space debris problem

    According to NASA, there are more than 27,000 pieces of space debris bigger than the size of a softball currently orbiting Earth.
    Web-slinging robots in space
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 30, 2021

    Web-slinging robots in space

    Preventing pieces of space debris from crashing into each other is a problem engineers have been grappling with for decades.
    A first for search and rescue from space
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 16, 2021

    A first for search and rescue from space

    Between 1982 and 2020, at least 51,512 people were rescued on land and at sea with help from a network of Earth-orbiting satellites.
    It will soon be possible to make satellite phone calls with your regular phone
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 6, 2021

    It will soon be possible to make satellite phone calls with your regular phone

    Not all who wander are lost—but sometimes their cell phone reception is. That might change soon if a global plan comes to fruition.
    New cereal box-sized satellite to explore alien planets
    Joshua Shavit
    • Sep 28, 2021

    New cereal box-sized satellite to explore alien planets

    The approximately $4 million spacecraft, a smaller-than-usual type of satellite known as a "CubeSat," is as large as a "box of Cheerios".
    There's now a gas station in space
    Joshua Shavit
    • Sep 23, 2021

    There's now a gas station in space

    Industry giant Lockheed Martin recently announced that they are investing in Orbit Fab's "Gas Stations in Space" refueling technology.
    How many satellites are orbiting Earth?
    Joshua Shavit
    • Sep 23, 2021

    How many satellites are orbiting Earth?

    The idea that "space is getting crowded" has been around for a few years now, but just how crowded is it?
    World's first re-progammable commercial satellite set to launch this week
    Joshua Shavit
    • Aug 1, 2021

    World's first re-progammable commercial satellite set to launch this week

    The ESA will launch the world's first commercial fully re-programmable satellite, paving the way for a new era of communications.
    Experts tackle modern slavery in Greek strawberry fields using satellite technology
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jul 15, 2021

    Experts tackle modern slavery in Greek strawberry fields using satellite technology

    A consortium of modern slavery experts, have assisted the Greek government to tackle a humanitarian crisis unfolding in Greece

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