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Learn how NASA Lifelines is strengthening humanitarian efforts by bridging the gap between Earth scientists and humanitarians. This program creates collaboration across disciplines, connecting experts worldwide to unlock the potential of satellite data.

The NASA Lifelines Ready for Impact Challenge requires lead organizations to be legally registered entities with a minimum annual operating budget of USD $500,000, and partnerships can include up to three organizations.

This guide provides an overview of the Earth observation (EO) methodologies that play a crucial role in humanitarian efforts by providing data and analytical tools to monitor climate, environmental changes, and disaster impacts.

This 27-minute highlight reel captures top moments from the NASA Lifelines Ready for Impact pitch showcase, featuring all presenting teams and funder panelists

The NASA Lifelines team traveled to Bogotá to host the Ready for Impact Pitch Showcase, where eleven teams presented satellite-data solutions for early warning and disaster response. The trip also marked the unveiling of the second Crisis Readiness Accelerator mural.

From orbit, NASA satellites witness Earth’s full daily rhythm—from sunrise to midnight storms to polar night. These instruments capture air quality, vegetation, rainfall, soil moisture, and glacial change in real time, offering a global perspective that helps us respond to crises, monitor environmental shifts, and protect the systems we depend on.