NASA seeks commercial and exploration links for new Earth science missions

The Fleet for the Atmosphere Linking Commercial Observations with NASA (FALCON) spacecraft will study clouds, convection and the atmosphere. Credit: NASA

Two new proposed NASA Earth science missions will attempt to address key research topics while leveraging both commercial and exploration capabilities. During NASA’s “Ignition” event March 24, the agency announced two new Earth science mission concepts, called EAGLE and FALCON. The announcements were largely overlooked at an event that focused on development of a lunar […]

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