NASA can now send firefighters to hottest points of wildfires

While billionaires race to shoot themselves into space, NASA is sending satellite images back down to earth to provide crucial assistance to firefighters battling wildfires.

The Federal space agency is using new spatial imaging technology from the International Space Station to inform fire crews battling the Dixie and Bootleg fires where they are at their hottest .

This enables firefighters from the US Forest Service to track which direction the fire is moving in, deploy resources effectively and protect critical infrastructure.