2023-01-25 | NASA-developed SAR technologies aboard NOAA satellites saving lives and enabling exploration

NOAA satellites, which are crucial in weather and climate forecasts, helped rescue 397 people from potentially life-threatening situations throughout the U.S. and its surrounding waters in 2022.

Of the 397 U.S. rescues last year, 275 were water rescues, 42 were from downed aircraft and 80 were on land involving 406 PLBs.

A newly-developed Search and Rescue Intelligent Terminal (SAINT) to track the Artemis I Orion capsule as it re-entered the atmosphere and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean was used after a 25-day journey to the Moon and back.

This technology will be essential for future crewed missions to the Moon.

Read more here: https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-satellites-helped-save-397-lives-in-2022

and here:
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2023/nasa-search-and-rescue-saving-earth-based-explorers-and-enabling-exploration