This paper describes the initial test results from the on-orbit operation of Leonardo DRS’ Long Wave Infrared (LWIR) Multiband Uncooled Radiometer Imager (MURI) SmallSat payload. The payload is operated on a small satellite bus in a 525km altitude, Low Earth Orbit. This paper will discuss the rapid development cycle that adapted the MURI Airborne Payload for this SmallSat space mission demonstration, will discuss its on orbit operation and will provide performance data and examples of radiometric imagery captured by the payload during its first 4 months of operation [1]. From authorization to proceed of the effort to operation of the radiometer payload on orbit took less than 24 months. This very aggressive schedule required a modified design philosophy and an expedited fab/test cycle.

The possibility of linking paper to digital information is enhanced by recent developments in printed electronics. In this article we report the design and evaluation of a local newspaper augmented with capacitive touch regions and an embedded Bluetooth chip working with an adjunct device. These allowed the interactive playback of associated audio and the registration of manual voting actions on the web. Design conventions inherited from paper and the web were explored by showing four different versions of an interactive newspaper to 16 community residents. The diverse responses of residents are described, outlining the potential of the approach for local journalism and recommendations for the design of interactive newsprint.