The Beacon Blog

Approximately 46 percent of the world’s population is not connected to the internet. Among those individuals without internet access, many are school-age children.

The idea for external Wi-Fi® on International Space Station (ISS or Space Station) formed during the later days of the Space Shuttle program as the concept of “commercial off the shelf” technology was becoming more accepted in the human space program.

The coronavirus pandemic– by its mere scale – has created new healthcare challenges around the world. As of this writing, COVID-19 cases have been reported in 185 countries. The total global confirmed case count has exceeded 3 million, and more than 200,000 individuals have lost their lives1.

Amid the global coronavirus pandemic, much of our daily lives has gone almost entirely online. Not only has the way we work and study changed dramatically in a matter of weeks, but the way we socialize, exercise, shop, and consume entertainment has also been transformed.

Wi-Fi® has become an essential connectivity tool for remote productivity and is now more critical than ever to keep work colleagues, as well as students and educators, connec

NASA has many applications that leverage Wi-Fi® to do more science with less engineering.