Many of these companies have participated in the commercial smallsat data programme and remain actively involved.
NASA has selected eight companies for a new award to help acquire Earth observation data and provide related services for the agency.
The Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition Programme On-Ramp1 Multiple Award contract is a firm-fixed-price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple-award contract with a maximum value of $476m, cumulatively amongst all the selected contractors, and a performance period through November 15, 2028.
The selected companies are BlackSky Geospatial Solutions, ICEYE US, MDA Geospatial Service, Pixxel Space Technologies, Planet Labs Federal, Satellogic Federal, Teledyne Brown Engineering and The Tomorrow Companies.
Under the contract, the recipients will be responsible for acquiring observation data from commercial sources that support NASAs Earth science research and application activities that help improve life on the planet. The goal of the awards is to give NASA a cost-effective way to augment or complement the Earth observations acquired by the agency and other US government and international agencies for the benefit of all.
