William Smith
Email: william.l.smith@nasa.gov |
Kristopher Bedka
Email: kristopher.m.bedka@nasa.gov |
Louis Nguyen
Email: l.nguyen@nasa.gov |
Donald Garber
Email: donald.p.garber@nasa.gov |
David Doelling
Email: David.R.Doelling@nasa.gov |
Patrick Heck
Email: Patrick.W.Heck@nasa.gov |
|
The Altus II unmanned robot plane can circle for up to 24 hours over wildfires, beaming images and data back to computers via satellite. Originally introduced as part of the Environmental Research and Sensor Technology (ERAST) Program, Altus II can map dozens of fires in a day with no risk to a pilot.