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Spinoff story
Processor Units Reduce Satellite Construction Costs
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
About this technology
Overview
As part of the effort to build the Fast Affordable Science and Technology Satellite (FASTSAT), Marshall Space Flight Center developed a low-cost telemetry unit which is used to facilitate communication between a satellite and its receiving station. Huntsville, Alabama-based Orbital Telemetry Inc. has licensed the NASA technology and is offering to install the cost-cutting units on commercial satellites.