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Colorado companies join coalition in methane-seeking space mission

SMS, Blue Canyon Technologies team up with Environmental Defense Fund in project targeting climate change

(Rendering provided by Space & Mission Systems) Colorado has led  the country in regulating methane emissions and two Colorado aerospace companies are part of a new mission to identify and quantify methane globally. Space & Mission Systems and Blue Canyon Technologies built the instrument and the satellite for MethaneSat, headed by the Environmental Defense Fund.
(Rendering provided by Space & Mission Systems) Colorado has led the country in regulating methane emissions and two Colorado aerospace companies are part of a new mission to identify and quantify methane globally. Space & Mission Systems and Blue Canyon Technologies built the instrument and the satellite for MethaneSat, headed by the Environmental Defense Fund.
DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 12:  Judith Kohler - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio.  (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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Colorado has led the nation on regulating methane emissions and now companies in the state are major contributors to a new satellite expected to be an important tool in identifying and quantifying the emissions globally.
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