First Published: 9:45 AM PDT, April 29, 2021
Closing the technology education gap for the elderly is a necessity that needs to be more of a priority.
The coronavirus pandemic exposed a plethora of issues about American life but one in particular is how the elderly are often left behind in an ever-changing, technologically advancing world.
The so-called “Tech Gap” or “Digital Divide” between our elder adults and those a part of younger generations has grown and continues to do so.
Experts in a 2021 Pew Research survey conducted in conjunction with Elon University about what the world will look like by 2025 post-pandemic 86% said it will be more tech driven.
Jones Act compliant SOV design. Photo courtesy Vard Edda Mistral. Photo courtesy Gondan
As the traditional offshore oil and gas markets continue to struggle, the renewable offshore wind market is hot and getting hotter.
As the cumulative maritime, offshore, port and logistics marketplace gears up for offshore wind energy on a huge scale, World Energy Reports (WER), in its report “2021 The Year When Offshore Wind Takes Off in the United States,” shows the anticipated growth trajectory. Service Operations Vessels (SOVs), which can commission and/or maintain turbines, are central to the plan, and Philip Lewis, Director of Research, WER’s, explains that SOV’s are deployed for several functions:
SEAKR dealt next phase of Blackjack Pit Boss space programme
DARPA – the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency – has awarded a $60.4m contract to SEAKR Engineering, for Phase Two and Phase Three of the Blackjack Pit Boss programme.
The company – a specialist in electronics for space applications – is based in Centennial, Colorado, which is where the work will be carried out.
There is an estimated completion date of March 2022, states the US Department of Defense.
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Back in October 2019, SEAKR was first awarded a DARPA Pit Boss contract supporting the Blackjack Proliferated Low Earth Orbit Demonstration Programme.
This aims to integrate commercial satellite technologies into a constellation of “affordable, small, secure, and resilient military satellites”. The idea is to replace existing costly and monolithic systems – in geosynchronous orbit – that are vulnerable targets and would take years to replace if degraded or destroyed.
SEAKR Engineering Awarded $60M for DARPA s Blackjack Satellite Data Project Our Bureau 1430
Artist s concept of DARPA s Blackjack project
SEAKR Engineering Inc. has won Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)’s Blackjack contract valued $60.5 million.
The Blackjack program aims to demonstrate a global high-speed communications network in low-earth-orbit (LEO) to replace expensive geo-synchronous orbiting satellites that will provide the U.S. DoD connected, autonomous, and persistent coverage employing multiple payload types and missions.
“SEAKR Engineering Inc., has been awarded a $60.5 million contract for the Blackjack Pit Boss Phase Two and Phase Three program. Work will be performed in Centennial, Colorado, with an estimated completion date of March 2022,” a recent U.S. DoD release said.