This is an open session meeting of the Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Sciences to discuss its task on metrics for the Planetary Research Program. The Statement of Task for […]
budget
Posted inMars
Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG) Concerns
Editor’s note: The Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG) has issued a summary of Acknowledgements, Findings, and Statements of Support/Concern. Full document below.
Posted inMars, Missions & Hardware, Policy, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Status Report
Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG) Memo On NASA’s Mars Exploration Program Budget
Members of the MEPAG (Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group) community, There have been deeply concerning developments in the NASA MEP budget and proposed federal R&A funding policy in the last […]
Posted inNASA Astrobiology Program, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Status Report
NASA SMD: Resetting ROSES Due Dates After the Government Shutdown
To the NASA Science Community, Now that NASA SMD has returned to normal operations, we are working to reset the proposal deadlines for ROSES-25 programs that were impacted by the […]
Posted inBudgets and Policy, NASA Astrobiology Program, Status Report
Several Corrections to NASA Research Announcement “Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2025 C.2 Solar System Science
C.2 Solar System Science solicits proposals for research, data analysis, data preservation, and tools that support investigations to help ascertain the content, origin, and evolution of the Solar System and […]
Posted inBudgets and Policy, Commercial & Private Sector, Exploration Gear & Tech, Mars, Missions & Hardware, Moon, Status Report
NASA STMD Standing Announcement of Collaboration Opportunity Appendix A: Coming Soon
Synopsis: Standing ACO Release Date: July 30, 2025Appendix A Call for Proposals Release Date: July 30, 2025Appendix A Proposal Due: September 24, 2025
Posted inBudgets and Policy, Policy, Press Release, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans
NASA ROSES-25 Amendment 1: Restrictions on Interagency Awards
ROSES-2025 Amendment 1 announces restrictions on funding of interagency awards from most proposal opportunities of ROSES-25. For more information, see the research program overviews (A.1 – D.1 & F.1) and Sections I(d)i and […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Astrochemistry, Astrogeology, Astronomy & Telescopes, Budgets and Policy, Policy, Press Release, Space Life Science, Space Stations
NASA Science Mission Directorate Budget Virtual Community Meeting: Postponed
11 June UDPATE: NASA Headquarters has decided to delay this event. This notice was sent out this morning. NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) will hold a virtual community meeting with […]
Posted inBudgets and Policy, Status Report
NASA Science Mission Directorate Budget Town Hall Meeting
NASA’s Science Mission Directorate will hold a Budget Town Hall meeting with Associate Administrator for Science Nicky Fox and her leadership team TODAY from 1:00 – 2:00 pm EDT Participants […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general)
Continued Confusion Over Astrobiology Funding by NASA
Editor’s note: What follows below is the strange sequence of steps NASA Headquarters has decided to take with regard to funding for NASA’s Astrobiology Program. In a nutshell, NASA officials […]