2025 NASA Decadal Astrobiology Research and Exploration Strategy – NASA-DARES – RFI Due Date Extended and Q&A Document Issued
Request for Information (RFI): Development of NASA-DARES 2025: The NASA Decadal Astrobiology Research and Exploration Strategy Amended, Town Hall Questions and Answers, and Due Date Extended
Number: NNH25ZDA002L
Original Release Date: October 8, 2024
Amended Date: January 16, 2025
New Response Date: March 17, 2025
Short URL: https://go.nasa.gov/ABStrategyRFI
NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) has made minor adjustments to the Development of NASA-DARES 2025: The NASA Decadal Astrobiology Research and Exploration Strategy (DARES) Request for Information (RFI). A Question and Answers (Q&A) document also has been posted. The Q&A are primarily sourced from questions raised at the November 8th, 2024 Astrobiology Program Town Hall. A recording of that Town Hall is available on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/SRcGNR42QhI?si=1bNklpHx15zpI02X
This amendment delays the RFI response date to March 17, 2025.
For the full text of the amended RFI and response instructions, visit the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) at https://nspires.nasaprs.com, choose/click on “Solicitations” at the top of the page, and on the next page input number “NNH25ZDA002L” in the search box or use the direct short URL above.
Please email any additional questions and comments to the email address below, no later than March 03, 2025 at 11:59 PM Eastern, with the subject line: “NASA-DARES 2025 RFI Question/Clarification”. Depending on the nature of additional questions, SMD may respond on an individual basis by email or may post additional items to the Q&A document available at https://go.nasa.gov/ABStrategyRFI. Any posted Q&As will be edited to preserve the anonymity of persons and institutions who submit questions and are intended to address inquiries of broader interest and general clarification. If necessary, SMD will post final Q&As by March 10, 2025.
The following email address is not to be used for RFI response submissions. Any RFI submissions made via email will not be considered. Questions and comments concerning this RFI may be sent to [email protected].
Dr. Rachel L. Harris
Science Mission Directorate
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Washington, D.C. 20546
Dr. David Grinspoon
Science Mission Directorate
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Washington, D.C. 20546
