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2025 Astrobiology Mission Ideation Factory – The Search For Life On Ocean Worlds

by Keith Cowing

Call for Applicants The NASA Astrobiology Program is hosting a Mission Ideation Factory focused on the search for life on Ocean Worlds. NASA would like to provide early career researchers […]

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Through-Ice Acoustic Communication For Ocean Worlds Exploration

by Keith Cowing

Subsurface exploration of ice-covered planets and moons presents communications challenges because of the need to communicate through kilometers of ice. The objective of this task is to develop the capability […]

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Comparing Rover and Helicopter Planetary Mission Architectures

by Keith Cowing

The Rover–Aerial Vehicle Exploration Network project field-tested planetary mission operations within a Mars analog environment in Iceland using stand-alone rover and helicopter architectures.

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