Space Commerce

NASA Contracts Seven SmallSat Companies for Commercial Earth Observation Data

By Craig Bamford

SpaceRef

October 10, 2023

Filed under Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program, Earth Observation, NASA, Smallsats

NASA Contracts Seven SmallSat Companies for Commercial Earth Observation Data — Earth observation satellite.

Image credit: Earth Observation And Climate Information Consortium.

NASA announced on October 2 that it has chosen seven new companies for the Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program. The program has NASA acquiring earth observation data from commercial sources for use in earth science research.

Craig Bamford

Craig is a technology journalist with a strong focus on space-related startups, business, and pop culture. He started working in science & technology media in 2016, and began writing about the Canadian space sector in 2017 for SpaceQ. He is a graduate of the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University, where he specialized in international conflict analysis and conflict resolution. He lives in Toronto.