Part of the NASA mission is to develop and transfer technology to industry and
government, including satellite technologies for the National Information
Infrastructure (NII) and Global Information Infrastructure (GII). To this
end, we conduct
research and development for the next-generation broadband satellites while
supporting the Advanced Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS) program along
with industry forums and standards groups.
In addition, we work with Booz-Allen-Hamilton, Inc. to assess broadband satellite markets and
applications.
In particular, this assessment will address the changing nature of
applications, the size of satellite addressable markets, how well
satellite-based transport meets the needs of applications, and how the
impact of future technology developments could increase the usefulness of
satellite-based transport.
