Spire's CubeSat satellites-each about the size of a shoe box-can collect and transmit weather data 10,000 times a day, which is more than six times as often as the massive, billion-dollar satellites we've used for generations. Spire's ...See moreSpire's CubeSat satellites-each about the size of a shoe box-can collect and transmit weather data 10,000 times a day, which is more than six times as often as the massive, billion-dollar satellites we've used for generations. Spire's satellites could be key to finally reigning in the stubbornly unpredictable world of weather forecasting, from giving us a better idea of when to pack an umbrella to warning the world's most vulnerable populations of an impending natural disaster headed their way. Written by
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