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Disposable eyes in the sky

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    Military seeks super-cheap satellites for on-demand, eyes in the sky

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Automobile.

Racing.

Mobile phones industrial machinery medical -- addicts and advanced optics sectors.

So -- they have in common.

-- Barry would have they have in common thousands our defense specialist and you're here to tell us that answer.

Political question they are very high so -- to let -- -- Vegas going into this -- Linda yeah again.

But they have in common is -- all of they've -- been -- -- summons by DARPA.

Which is kind of -- shop for it's you.

Think we've been reached out to persistence and a new program called steamy.

Which is basically as viewers will be familiar with -- on demand video Napster thing it's basically providing that for soldiers in the field for their -- held.

But not the -- of their favorite films of its imagery satellite imagery of exactly where they are no matter how remote -- location no matter where they are in the world.

It is to provide them with rapidly deploy able -- it within ninety minutes basically.

The satellite imagery and people how to not realize that since films it looks like he can do that you can be anywhere in the world and on your hands -- You as you -- you know where you are say it just doesn't work like that for many reasons and that.

-- what I love about this -- sharpest thinking outside the box and is reaching out to sectors that are to have expertise in areas.

And the harnessing and leveraging that expertise which I think is fantastic it lowers costs in the cool here is.

Actually he's the key aspect 213 of what it currently is to get satellites up there so yeah.

And -- his money's gonna -- communicated money is always a good idea when -- everybody you know they go to foxnews.com and under the -- to have vacancy.

The full -- of -- your article -- right -- -- -- -- up front page -- -- Brad -- now raising their teachers at first and that you should break you know what -- belongs in the front page every day I think it's an article published by paid only.

-- -- -- Up so that's -- so they're relying on the automobile racing did because they have GPS I guess this is in their their cars will host super cool stuff I'm.

I tried I really appreciate that I have seen a lot of instinct transfer and from the automobile racing sector and she -- -- super cool companies like McLaren are doing really exciting -- -- in this case it's the propulsion that there entrusted him.

Could you how do you get the idea is seen me you know dead is the objective is you get into the Canton but how does that happen.

Race and it is they're gonna do rapidly deploy ample disposable -- it's.

And -- constellation 24.

And you how you get them up there that's one of the -- pounds that's where -- the automobile industry to come in handy.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Onion they're excellent -- rapid manufacturing and so why not tap them for waste quickly feel that you know of course to get this done in two years that's really pretty remarkable turnaround this.

So they were -- they have obese and satellites.

All over.

And so the soldiers in the field have their devices so they can get that information fed to them.

As you say within ninety minutes thank -- -- -- stands now how are they doing it's you know that you're really limited based on where the satellites are overplayed -- -- opportunities when it is prior to cease -- classification issues there's lots of limitations there.

This could open up a whole new capability for them and I mean and it viewers can be ready to -- -- preempt these questions what's disposable mean you know this is -- You're gonna get there I think yeah.

Just like I gave -- -- doesn't have a question and I got to be prepared.

What is disposable when it comes and so what that means is that you know we -- they have yet.

There for sixty to ninety days in a low orbit and -- witch -- you -- and it dispenses -- have -- people viewers it's in the news and he's the -- -- she's not speak to the issues.

And this this isn't how I'd of his problems just fantastic why not today we're gonna go.

Physical satellite rate that physical so then what happens when they're done sixteen and it gave constellation and I think -- decision about 24 of these small little ones and my understanding is the sort of as days of the -- the disintegrate -- the wrong target user identity Claudette slapping it you know for talk about a wearing we need to make -- haters keep up that would be guided trading.

So that's you know because you -- don't want to -- is coming in -- -- on people and stuff notes I would.

Couldn't help I don't think we really -- game.

And that would be concerned with the disposable one thing you know I think people probably don't realize I know I didn't that it costs about 30000 dollars a pound for pound get satellites up there so that's another great advances program -- an -- of fiscal austerity with the defense budget cuts and stuff.

I think that's fantastic and you know wait for the fact that they can get this up their teen years is is -- something amazing and I deprive people wanna know -- we get them out there and right now.

We're gonna do is let him good didn't read Saturday's deadline about to break thank you have that information and you are excited outlined -- -- -- foxnews.com.

Is the place to go check for Allison varies.

Full complete article there and she gives all the details any questions you may have swirling around here it.

Allison has the answers right here where you so good to see you as always and look -- T you're next interesting story think that he absolutely thank you Alison.

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