VIDEO ON DEMAND

Start Here for Space: Work in Orbit and Beyond Benefits Life on Earth

Originally aired on: June 29, 2021

Space is embedded in every aspects of our 21^st century life; from navigation and tracking to Earth observation and monitoring our natural resources. Megan Wenrich, Manager of Washington Operations at the Space Foundation, provides examples of the benefits of space in our daily lives and why investing in space is important to understanding and bettering our planet. The benefits derived from space were on display at the 2023 Space Symposium in Colorado Springs.

Additional Reading:

Spin off Reports:

https://spinoff.nasa.gov/

https://spinoff.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/2020-12/NASA_Spinoff-2021.pdf

Six ways space technologies:

http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GFC_Six_ways_space_technologies_2020.pdf

Space in my daily life:

https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/resources/daily/default.asp

How space technology benefits the Earth:

https://www.thespacereview.com/article/3768/1

Benefits from Space Exploration:

https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/files/Benefits-Stemming-from-Space-Exploration-2013-TAGGED.pdf

STEM & Space Economy Data: The Space Report Q3 2020

https://www.thespacereport.org/

Speaker

Megan Wenrich