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NASA to develop nano-satellites as part of new networking system

WASHINGTON: NASA’s Ames Research Centre announced on Thursday that it would cooperate with m2mi Corp., a California-based company, to develop very small satellites, called nanosats.

“NASA wants to work with companies to develop a new economy in space,” said Ames Centre director Pete Worden. “m2mi has great technology that fits excellently with our goals, while enhancing the commercial use of NASA-developed technologies.” Nanosats are small satellites weighing 11-110 pounds. Under the agreement, NASA and m2mi will cooperate to develop a fifth generation telecommunications and networking system for Internet protocol-based and related services.

Fifth Generation, or 5G, incorporates Voice Over Internet Protocol, video, data, wireless, and an integrated machine-to-machine intelligence layer, or m2mi, for seamless information exchange and use.

“The constellation will provide a robust, global, space-based, high-speed network for communication, data storage and Earth observations,” said m2mi CEO Geoff Brown in NASA’s statement. “Nano-satellites take advantage of the significant technological advances in microelectronics and will be produced using low-cost, mass-production techniques.” — Xinhua

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