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The Future of Satellites | StarTalk


so mr. secretary it’s great great to

so mr. secretary it’s great great to have you on ski talk

have you on ski talk

have you on ski talk I always thought the military should you

I always thought the military should you

I always thought the military should you know we had a you know once airplanes

know we had a you know once airplanes

know we had a you know once airplanes became important the Air Force was

became important the Air Force was

became important the Air Force was invented but now we have space why isn’t

invented but now we have space why isn’t

invented but now we have space why isn’t there a space for so there is a space

there a space for so there is a space

there a space for so there is a space force there is there under the Air Force

force there is there under the Air Force

force there is there under the Air Force there is under the Air Force but you

there is under the Air Force but you

there is under the Air Force but you know the army and the Navy and the

know the army and the Navy and the

know the army and the Navy and the intelligence community also build

intelligence community also build

intelligence community also build operate satellites many of them were as

operate satellites many of them were as

operate satellites many of them were as big as a school bus mm-hmm

big as a school bus mm-hmm

big as a school bus mm-hmm one called the Hubble Space Telescope Oh

one called the Hubble Space Telescope Oh

one called the Hubble Space Telescope Oh an excellent cousins well we have

an excellent cousins well we have

an excellent cousins well we have cousins of that that point downward

cousins of that that point downward

cousins of that that point downward exactly and but they’re really big

exactly and but they’re really big

exactly and but they’re really big they’re not a wave to them actually

they’re not a wave to them actually

they’re not a wave to them actually every now and then we know that’s true

every now and then we know that’s true

every now and then we know that’s true for you good for you we’ll say hi back

so so I I’d like to wave two satellites

so so I I’d like to wave two satellites in case they looking at me can I believe

in case they looking at me can I believe

in case they looking at me can I believe for real that they can resolve the

for real that they can resolve the

for real that they can resolve the fingers in my hand as I wave

fingers in my hand as I wave

fingers in my hand as I wave not quite yet but you never know where

not quite yet but you never know where

not quite yet but you never know where technology is heading what do you mean

technology is heading what do you mean

technology is heading what do you mean you never know no that was not an answer

you never know no that was not an answer

you never know no that was not an answer but you know what do you may not be able

but you know what do you may not be able

but you know what do you may not be able to tell you okay then he has to kill it

to tell you okay then he has to kill it

to tell you okay then he has to kill it because you watch any Hollywood movie

because you watch any Hollywood movie

because you watch any Hollywood movie this satellite is you know first as

this satellite is you know first as

this satellite is you know first as fuzzy said enhance and it’s we know is

fuzzy said enhance and it’s we know is

fuzzy said enhance and it’s we know is all BS but enhance the photo that’s low

all BS but enhance the photo that’s low

all BS but enhance the photo that’s low resolution you can’t just say enhance

resolution you can’t just say enhance

resolution you can’t just say enhance and have some algorithm show detail

and have some algorithm show detail

and have some algorithm show detail where there wasn’t detail there before

where there wasn’t detail there before

where there wasn’t detail there before unless you invented it to put it in

unless you invented it to put it in

unless you invented it to put it in there that’s all bs

there that’s all bs

there that’s all bs the the technology that that the United

the the technology that that the United

the the technology that that the United States military and many other

States military and many other

States military and many other militaries have is is amazing and can do

militaries have is is amazing and can do

militaries have is is amazing and can do amazing things and you you can get great

amazing things and you you can get great

amazing things and you you can get great resolution from space looking at things

resolution from space looking at things

resolution from space looking at things happening on the earth but you know you

happening on the earth but you know you

happening on the earth but you know you you’re gonna have to wave for a while

you’re gonna have to wave for a while

you’re gonna have to wave for a while before the you know contempt you know

before the you know contempt you know

before the you know contempt you know contemporary technology is gonna be able

contemporary technology is gonna be able

contemporary technology is gonna be able to pick that up

to pick that up

to pick that up Plus while I’m waving there has to be a

Plus while I’m waving there has to be a

Plus while I’m waving there has to be a satellite right there who’s looking at

satellite right there who’s looking at

satellite right there who’s looking at me right and and unless there’s

me right and and unless there’s

me right and and unless there’s geosynchronous satellite it’s got to

geosynchronous satellite it’s got to

geosynchronous satellite it’s got to like be passing over for that

like be passing over for that

like be passing over for that to happen coverage is one of the biggest

to happen coverage is one of the biggest

to happen coverage is one of the biggest issues with satellites is and in the

issues with satellites is and in the

issues with satellites is and in the movies a satellite is always available

movies a satellite is always available

movies a satellite is always available on demand exactly when you need it to

on demand exactly when you need it to

on demand exactly when you need it to look at the bad guy in reality it

look at the bad guy in reality it

look at the bad guy in reality it sometimes can take some time sort of

sometimes can take some time sort of

sometimes can take some time sort of like in the movie the Martian when

like in the movie the Martian when

like in the movie the Martian when they’re trying to get the the satellites

they’re trying to get the the satellites

they’re trying to get the the satellites in position to see where Matt Damon’s

in position to see where Matt Damon’s

in position to see where Matt Damon’s character is so that was intelligently

character is so that was intelligently

character is so that was intelligently written in that regard absolutely right

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