NASA pushes the borders of engineering, taking intelligent risks and pursuing innovative means to explore our planet and the solar system. As an innovation center for earth sciences, we are developing new technologies to observe invisible critical issues and answer critical questions on our planet.
With industry partners, we design and build the next generation of remote sensing tools, allowing NASA missions and trace a path for operational agencies and businesses. By testing and proving advanced technologies – advanced sensors to predictive models – NASA land science creates jobs, stimulates innovation and supports American leadership in earth exploration and other planets.
Why it matters
By investing in earth observation technology, we strengthen the American industrial base and create new opportunities in the rapidly growing commercial space. These innovations Protect American life and property While maintaining the technological advantage of our country on world competitors.
These investments also advance the spatial exploration objectives of America. The same satellite technologies that follow the weather and the surface characteristics of the earth today. Sustainable presence on Mars.
How NASA’s earth science technology helps
- We speed up innovation by associating with American companies and universities to develop New generation earth observation capacities.
- We make sure American technological leadership With advanced pioneer solutions that combine satellite engineering, data processing and artificial intelligence.
- We create Opportunities for American companies This transition from NASA innovates in commercial products, fueling the growth of the space sector and other private sectors.
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What we do
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Develop new generation earth observation capacities
By working with technologists and engineers in companies, universities and federal laboratories nationally, we create new generation satellites and sensors that provide precise data on the resources of our country, from fresh water supplies has Rare Land minerals Criticism for the manufacture of national technologies.
For example, the American Weather Company Tomorrow.io takes advantage of Revolutionary miniaturized radar technology first proven by NASA’s raincube – A satellite the size of a shoebox that has successfully observed the big storms using a radar 100 times smaller than traditional systems.
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Maintain American leadership in space technology
OUR Earth Sciences Technology Office (Esto) offers financing opportunities and technical management to develop and demonstrate the advanced earth observation capacities which Maintain American leadership in space.
For example, the investment of NASA Earth Science in quantum technology aims to position the nation at the forefront of this revolutionary area. Progress in sensors such as the gravity quantum gravity will help America better follow crucial resources like groundwater supplies And Sea level change, While watching in the United States ahead of world competitors in this advanced technology.
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Create opportunities for companies
NASA’s investment in technology feeds innovation and creates new opportunities for American industry.
For example, the American Space Company Space uses the NASA developed radar technology to transform GPS signals into Powerful tools to follow storms and floods. With a system that uses existing GPS satellites to perform half of the work, these receivers designed by Americans are sufficiently compact and affordable to be launched on small satellites.
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Protect lives, goods and the economy
NASA technological innovations allow danger monitoring, such as forest firesproviding crucial data to help emergency stakeholders and government representatives save lives and goods and effectively allocate resources during crises.
Through its innovative Firesense programNASA is testing new ways To follow and assess forest fires using specialized aircraft and with advanced sensors. These tools can help firefighters and emergency managers better understand and respond to fire threats.
Beyond fire surveillance, NASA-funded technology has also led to unexpected advantages, such as adaptation of space-based laser technology in a specific medical tool for Remove the kidney stones.
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