NASA Plans to Streamline Science Mission Selection Process Written 22 October 2026
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SpaceNews reports that NASA is introducing changes to how it evaluates and selects future science missions, aiming to make the process more efficient and less complex. Nicky Fox, NASA’s associate administrator for science, outlined the proposed changes during an October 21 meeting of the National Academies’ Space Studies Board. The agency’s effort to “speed up and simplify the process” is expected to be detailed in a formal announcement to the scientific community on October 22.
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