NASA Space to Soil Challenge: Call for Submissions and Self-Nominations for Judges

The NASA Space to Soil Challenge is a competition that invites participants to design small satellite mission concepts that leverage adaptive sensing and onboard processing to enhance regenerative agriculture, forestry, or a similar land resilience objective. The challenge consists of three phases: submission of a short white paper and video, a live Pitch Event, and an Incubator Program. The challenge is open to participants who can design and develop innovative solutions using small satellite technology. The key capabilities of the solution should include adaptive sensing and onboard processing. The challenge is looking for participants who can work within onboard power, compute, and bandwidth constraints characteristic of SmallSat missions. * The challenge is focused on regenerative agriculture, forestry, and land resilience objectives. * Participants must submit a short white paper and a 2 to 3-minute video of their idea. * The challenge consists of three phases: submission, Pitch Event, and Incubator Program. * Up to 10 Finalists will be selected to present their ideas at a live Pitch Event. * Up to 3 Winners will receive a $100,000 prize each and be invited to the challenge Incubator Program.