NASA Opens Commercial Satellite Data Pipeline to 14 Vendors
NASA expanded its commercial Earth observation procurement to 14 companies across the CSDA On-Ramp 2 contract, structuring long-term federal demand for private satellite data through 2028.
NASA and USGS map 400,000 sq mi for critical minerals
The U.S. government's hyperspectral survey has imaged 400,000 square miles of western geology from 12 miles up, already detecting a porphyry copper anomaly and opening new ground for domestic mineral exploration.
US Critical Materials eyes Colorado School of Mines rare earth tech for Montana deposit
US Critical Materials and ASX-listed Bayan Mining formalized a processing collaboration on the highest-grade US rare earth deposit, using Colorado School of Mines proprietary chemistry to close the domestic midstream gap.