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CSES: Center for Space and Earth Science
Planetary Science Focus Area
Lisa Danielson and Nina Lanza Space and Remote Sensing, ISR-2
March 25, 2019
Contract Sensitive September 28, 2016 – 1 of 54
Planetary Science Focus Area
NASA Exploration Priorities
Enabling Technologies or Methods for Future Missions
Developing Opportunities for Commercial Space Partnerships
Planetary Focus Area Focused Science Topics 1. NASA Exploration Priorities. We invite teaming and strategy proposals that aim to partner LANL with other
institutions to produce the technical basis to respond to for upcoming NASA Explorer, New Frontiers, and Discovery program calls. We seek to support research projects that are relevant to bodies with a significant component of water, such as Europa. Proposed work may include laboratory, terrestrial analog, and/or data analysis projects.
2. Enabling Technologies or Methods for Future Missions. We seek development of novel instruments or new applications of technologies and methods currently in use for other applications that make possible new options for future missions. Of particular interest are projects that address sample return (e.g., Mars 2020, OSIRIS-REx, CAESAR, and others), or operations in extreme environments. Projects may address either robotic or human exploration.
3. Developing Opportunities for Commercial Space Partnerships. We seek proposals that build capabilities for interaction with the commercial space industry (including concepts such as Lunar Gateway, https://www.nasa.gov/topics/moon-to-mars/lunar-outpost). This work may develop or advance new sensors or platforms, or may develop novel analysis methods for commercial data sets. Ideally proposals could culminate in a final product or idea that is relevant to commercial space exploration. Projects that support NASA efforts to develop commercial partnerships are also encouraged, for example the NASA Lunar Surface Instrument and Technology Payloads (LSITP) program to integrate science payloads onto commercial lunar landers (see NASA ROSES Appendix C.28).
