en.Wedoany.com Reported - NASA has selected eight new companies and expanded existing data product sources to enrich the commercial satellite Earth observation data available to its researchers, civilian agencies, and decision-makers. Through the Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition mechanism, the agency is acquiring new data products from six existing contract holders. These high-resolution, high-frequency observations will complement NASA's own Earth satellites and enhance its datasets.

Leveraging commercial data reflects NASA's emphasis on public-private partnerships, a model that allows NASA to further expand the scope of scientific understanding while reducing costs and accelerating data delivery. NASA's collaboration with commercial Earth observation jointly provides insights for the planet, benefiting the American public by delivering environmental intelligence, enhancing disaster response capabilities, and improving public safety.

This contract falls under the Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition Program On-Ramp 2 Multiple Award contract, which is a fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple award contract. The original contract has a maximum value of $476 million, with a performance period starting in 2023 and continuing through November 15, 2028.

Contract awardees include: Airbus DS Geo Inc., GHGSat Inc., Hydrosat Inc., ICEYE US Inc., ImageSat International, Kuva US Inc., Muon Space Inc., Orbital Sidekick Inc., OroraTech USA Inc., Planet Labs Federal Inc., Space Sciences and Engineering LLC (doing business as PlanetiQ), SATLANTIS US, Tomorrow Companies Inc. (doing business as Tomorrow.io), and Wyvern Inc.

NASA's Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition mission aims to cost-effectively enhance and supplement the Earth observation data suite for the agency and its partners by identifying, evaluating, and acquiring commercial satellite data.

For more information about NASA's Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition program, visit: https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/csda

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