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NASA tests fiber optic wing shape sensors: The Ikhana unmanned aircraft system has been used by NASA last year to fight wildfires from the sky and this month to provide images of current Californian wildfires to authorities. But Ikhana is also used to evaluate advanced sensing technology installed on its wings to improve its efficiency. The new...; Tags: NASA, Sensor, Aircraft, Fiber-optics, Ikhana, Fiber Optics, Aerospace & Defense, Optical Networking, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Manufacturing, Networking, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-07-15

Photos: NASA launches new weapon against forest fires: NASA's Ikhana UAV, with the help of Google Earth, is beginning to provide aerial intelligence to help fire fighters bear down on forest fires. by CNET News.com; Tags: NASA, Photograph, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2007-09-10
NASA fights wildfires from the sky: Last week, I wrote that NASA was checking coastal waters from space. It seems that NASA wants to appear as a very environmental-friendly organization. It is helping the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA with airplanes monitoring great lakes algae. It also is collaborating with the U.S. Forest Service...; Tags: NASA, System, Data, Imaging, Sensor, Aircraft, Ikhana UAV Gives NASA New Science, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2007-09-03