Technology in Water and Agriculture

Cost of NASA Remote Sensing System - Technology in Water and Agriculture

Mon, Mar 30, 2009

I think we have an internet question.

Yes, sure. We love internet questions. We all live on the internet. All right. So, can you give us the approximate cost to develop the remote sensing satellite system? Christa?

Oh wow.

And how else can we use that money?

Good question. I can't give you the cost. I mean, all of these systems are based on many decades of research and development, so if you looked at NASA's budget for the last thirty years, you could pull it out. But I can't, off the top of my head. But I think, I mean each system is developed for the purpose of understanding our planet and so one of the goals is that we give benefit back to society when we apply these technologies and transition them for decision-making and other beneficial purposes. But sorry I don't know it off the top of my head.