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October 2024

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By Jhankhana Thakkar | Chirag Chauhan, Chartered Accountants
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1. BUSINESS

#Indian space start-up Pixxel bags NASA contract to support Earth science research

Indian space start-up Pixxel has bagged a NASA contract to support Earth science research using the hyperspectral technology.

The Bengaluru-based company has become a part of NASA’s $476-million commercial small-sat data acquisition program — a first for an Indian start-up after the space sector was opened to private companies in 2020.

Co-founder and CEO Awais Ahmed called the award a "monumental achievement for Pixxel".

He said the contract, valid till November 2028, “validates that hyperspectral imaging will be integral to the future of space-based Earth observation and enable us to truly build a health monitor for the planet”.

As per the contract, Pixxel will provide NASA and its US government and academic partners with hyperspectral Earth observation data. This will help empower the administration’s Earth science research and application activities.

Pixxel hyperspectral can capture data across hundreds of narrow wavelengths. Its datasets can also unravel granular insights on climate change, agriculture, biodiversity, and resource management, among ot

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