TECHNOLOGY LICENSING OPPORTUNITY: NanoSatellite Atmospheric Chemistry Hyperspectral Observation System (NACHOS)

NACHOS is a compact CubeSat instrument that detects and maps trace gases in Earths atmosphere with unprecedented detail, enabling low-cost, high-resolution environmental monitoring from space. The Challenge Detecting tiny amounts of gases in Earths atmospherelike pollutants, volcanic emissions, or wildfire smokeis vital for conducting atmospheric research and response to regional disasters. However, the instruments capable of such high-sensitivity, high-resolution measurements have traditionally been large, expensive, and mounted on big satellites with powerful communications systems. This creates two main barriers: the cost and complexity of launching such instruments, and the difficulty of transmitting the enormous amounts of raw hyperspectral data they produce. Miniaturizing this capabi