Ethereal Space Secures NOAA SBEM Task Order
In September 2026, Ethereal Space, Inc. announced that it had been awarded Task Order 1 under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s ProTech 2.0 Space-Based Environmental Monitoring (SBEM) program. The announcement was made from the company’s headquarters in Denver, Colorado.
The SBEM initiative is part of NOAA’s broader effort to acquire commercial capabilities for observing Earth’s environment from orbit. Task orders under the ProTech 2.0 contract allow the agency to procure specific services, such as satellite‑based data collection, processing, and dissemination, on an as‑needed basis.
Ethereal Space stated that the award reflects its technical readiness to support NOAA’s mission of delivering timely and accurate environmental information to forecasters, researchers, and policymakers. The company did not disclose further details about the scope, duration, or value of the task order.
Industry observers note that the award underscores the growing reliance of U.S. civil agencies on private‑sector partners for space‑based monitoring capabilities, especially as demand for continuous Earth observation data increases.