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As part of our search for America's greatest innovation, we're looking at the magnificent Global Positioning System or GPS—a marvel of technology developed during the Cold War that still helps pilots, ship captains, and even astronauts navigate.
Christopher Catrambone is an American entrepreneur and co-founder of the Migrant Offshore Aid Station. He uses GPS to rescue migrants and refugees trying to make their way to safety across the Mediterranean Sea.
Then there's the work GPS does outside Earth's atmosphere, helping to monitor the speed and trajectory of the International Space Station. Back in October, we caught up with two astronauts on the ISS: Scott Kelly and Kjell Lindgren.
Lindgren has since returned home to Earth, but Kelly is still completing his one-year mission—a lengthy experiment designed to see how the human body and the human mind can handle being in outer space for long periods of time. It's all part of NASA's ongoing effort to one day make it to Mars.
Scott and Kjell were just about to begin some routine maintenance when we talked to them. Our conversation focused on innovative problem-solving, the incredibly impressive technology they use, and of course the mere thrill of drifting in outer space looking down on the planet we call home.
Check out some footage from our conversation with Scott Kelly and Kjell Lindgren below.
The Takeaway in SPACE!We did an interview from the International Space Station with NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly and Kjell N. Lindgren! Catch our full conversation here: http://wny.cc/XNFu0
Posted by The Takeaway on Monday, February 1, 2016
