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.
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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 inArctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Caves, Craters, Mountains, Subsurface, Lava Tubes, Comets and Asteroids, Conferences and Meetings, Missions & Hardware, Planetary Protection & Biosafety, Sample Return, Status Report
Extraterrestrial Materials Analysis Group (ExMAG) Meeting (Request for Input and Updated Agenda)
The Extraterrestrial Materials Analysis Group (ExMAG) meeting is scheduled for September 15–19, 2025, at the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) in Houston, Texas.
Posted inBiosignatures & Paleobiology, Exploration Gear & Tech, Mars, Planetary Protection & Biosafety, Status Report, Tricorders & Sensors
Enhancing Mars Life Explorer (MLE) With True Agnostic Life Detection Capabilities
The Mars Life Explorer (MLE) mission concept offers a critical opportunity to investigate whether extant life exists within the mid-latitude ice deposits of Mars.
Posted inBiogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Conferences and Meetings, Habitable Zones, Icy Worlds, Mars, Missions & Hardware, Planetary Protection & Biosafety, Press Release
MEPAG Search for Life – Science Analysis Group Science Community Virtual Workshops
Part 1: Tuesday July 8th, 8am PDT/11am EDT/5pm CESTPart 2: Tuesday August 5th – Thursday August 7th, 8am PDT/11am EDT/5pm CEST Please join the MEPAG Search for Life-Science Analysis Group […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Astrochemistry, Astrogeology, Astronomy & Telescopes, Conferences and Meetings, NASA Astrobiology Program, Status Report
All NASA Planetary Science Analysis/Assessment Groups Paused
Editor’s note: The NASA Science Mission Directorate sent this memo on Friday 31 January 2025:
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Mars, Policy, Press Release, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans
NASA Search for Life Science Analysis Group (SFL-SAG) Seeks Members
The Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG) and the NASA Astrobiology program have chartered the Search for Life Science Analysis Group (SFL-SAG).
