Summary Spire's CubeSat satellites-each about the size of a shoe box-can collect and transmit weather data 10,000 times a day, which is more than six times as often as the massive, billion-dollar satellites we've used for generations. Spire's satellites could be key to finally reigning in the stubbornly unpredictable world of weather forecasting, from giving us a better idea of when to pack an umbrella to warning the world's most vulnerable populations of an impending natural disaster headed their way.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Unknown
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Oct 16, 2016
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : National Geographic Channel Page Official site
Language : English
Production companies : Freethink Media
Summary Spire's CubeSat satellites-each about the size of a shoe box-can collect and transmit weather data 10,000 times a day, which is more than six times as often as the massive, billion-dollar satellites we've used for generations. Spire's satellites could be key to finally reigning in the stubbornly unpredictable world of weather forecasting, from giving us a better idea of when to pack an umbrella to warning the world's most vulnerable populations of an impending natural disaster headed their way.
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Oct 16, 2016
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : National Geographic Channel Page Official site
Language : English
Production companies : Freethink Media
