Space Products and Services
Space Products & Innovation Plant Growth – TSRQ1 2021
Introduction | The successful cultivation of plants is a necessary part of every human civilization. Space agencies for decades have recognized multiple advantages associated with growing plants to benefit astronauts…
Space Force: Mission Moves Forward as New Branch Begins Its Second Year
The U.S. Space Force (USSF) has marked its first anniversary and secured a public affirmation from President Biden’s administration that the nation’s newest military branch will endure, allowing Space Force…
Economy: Commercial Space Infrastructure – TSRQ3 2020
Introduction | Revenues from global commercial space activity—undertaken by private in no government investment—totaled $328.8 their highest level ever and increasing 6.6% from 2017.[efn_note] Space Foundation Space Revenue Database. March…
Space Products and Innovation – TSRQ3 2020
The increased use of satellite imagery and data in recent years has led to expansions in multiple fields of research.[efn_note] United Nations Statistics Division. Satellite Imagery and Geospatial Data Task…
Hurricane tracking and Earth Observation data – TSRQ2 2020
Introduction | The United States was impacted by 14 natural disasters that each caused over a billion dollars in damage in 2019.[efn_note]“Last Year’s Billion-Dollar Disasters Show Crucial Link Between NOAA…
Space Products and Services – TSRQ1 2020
Introduction | You’ve just finished a tough workout, and at a glance, your smart watch tells you your heartrate, the calories you’ve burned, and can alert you if it detects…
Space Products and Services – TSRQ4 2019
Introduction | We owe much to the technologies developed in the pursuit of space exploration. From handheld vacuums to GPS technology and camera phones, inventions originally engineered to use in…
Space Products and Services – TSRQ2 2019
Introduction | Devices with embedded technologies are capable of sensing and interacting with both active devices nearby and the environment that surrounds them. This vast network of connected devices, whether…
Enabling Relief in the Aftermath of Natural Disasters
A massive earthquake hit Indonesia in September 2018. The California Wildfire afflicted the state’s residents in November of 2018. In each disaster, residents and emergency teams dealt with extreme changes…
Monitoring Pipelines from Space
Pipeline leaks are harmful to the environment, costly to repair, and can lead to serious injuries or death to those living and working around them. For years, workers used helicopters,…