What could be the big thumb on RFID than this one? The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced that it is testing the RFID technology to find out whether RFID tags can survive in outer space. The test will commence this summer.
The prime objective of the test is to determine the applicability of RFID technology in any future manned mission to Mars. As part of the trial, NASA will use Gen 2 Passive tags of Intermec, one of the leading RFID product makers in the world.
NASA-supported RFID project calls for introduction of more sophisticated RFID tags capable of resisting exposure to the extreme levels of ultraviolet radiation, atomic oxygen, hard vacuum and contamination in low earth orbit.
NASA says that if the test proves successful then RFID technology would be immensely used to monitor and manage inventory on a spacecraft.
