Space Tech Impact 2023

Astronomic Advances in Medicine

Communications and Remote Communities

The Universe and Climate Change

Sustainability in Space

How space exploration benefits us all

Outer space is more than stars. It’s an interstellar incubator nurturing new frontiers in communications, sustainability and health. What happens up there benefits life down here. Our experts weigh in on what’s next and share their thoughts on impacts across the globe.

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The Universe and Climate Change

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Astronomic Advances in Medicine

“Space has impacted all aspects of medicine that we see today. The CT scan is a direct example of the advances in space technology which are now being used for medical care.”

Gora Datta IEEE Senior Member IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society, IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, IEEE Computer Society

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The Hidden Side of Space Exploration

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Communications and Remote Communities

“For most remote and underserved communities the communications challenge is the lack of infrastructure. The development of satellite constellations in LEO (Lower Earth Orbit) is now providing coverage and the capability for people to connect to the internet.”

Paul Kostek IEEE Senior Member IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society, IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society

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Cybersecurity in Orbit: The Growing Vulnerability of
Space-based Systems

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The Universe and Climate Change

“Satellites collect long-term data over the entire planet to build global models of carbon dynamics as well as biome dynamics. The more data we have, the more confident we are in our models, and the greater ability we will have to predict decade level as well as century level climate change.”

Ella Atkins IEEE Senior Member IEEE Robotics and Automation Society

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Space-based Solar Power: A Future Source of Energy?

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Sustainability in Space

“The first thing we need to do with space debris is not to let it become debris. There’s a lot of work going on right now on building self-sustaining robots that can manufacture and repair each other so we can recycle, reuse, and repurpose this material so it can continue to be useful for future missions.”

Karen Panetta IEEE Fellow IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, IEEE Computer Society, IEEE Signal Processing Society, IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society