Two new proposed NASA Earth science missions will attempt to address key research topics while leveraging both commercial and exploration capabilities.
The two missions are intended to implement observations recommended by the most recent Earth science decadal survey, but do so more quickly and less expensively than earlier, more traditional mission concepts.
However, there will be an opportunity for companies to develop their own spacecraft with radiometers to augment the observations from NASA spacecraft. NASA released a request for information March 24 seeking industry input on how they would like to participate on FALCON.
