CEDAR email: Requested posting for Astrobiology RFI - FW: 2025 NASA Astrobiology Strategy RFI: NASA-DARES

Fri Jan 3 08:00:24 MST 2025

Hello CEDAR Moderators,

On behalf of NASA HQ Heliophysics SMD, we would like to request a posting to your upcoming newsletter.  Below is the information that was sent to me by Dr. Grinspoon’s team for the notification information related to the Astrobiology RFI  - Decadal Astrobiology Research and Exploration Strategy (NASA-DARES 2025).  I’m not a savvy with web interfaces, so hopefully you’ll be able to work with the content below.

The link listed in the email to me is to a You Tube – Astrobiology Town Hall but the most important link is the blue box in the announcement.  In case that link does not activate, the URL is: https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary.do?solId={4EC1A189-E5BF-88FE-4FEF-F7D1F448FE0D}&path=&method=init<https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary.do?solId=%7b4EC1A189-E5BF-88FE-4FEF-F7D1F448FE0D%7d&path=&method=init>

Thank you for your inclusion of this content in your upcoming newsletter and please let me know if you have any questions.
Happy New Year!

Galen Fowler, Ph.D.
NASA HQ
Heliophysics SMD
Program Scientist

From: Harris, Rachel L. (HQ-DG000)[NPP POST-DOC CONTRACT] <rachel.l.harris at nasa.gov>
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2024 5:46 PM
To: Fowler, Galen J. (HQ-DJ000) <galen.fowler at nasa.gov>
Cc: Grinspoon, David H. (HQ-DG000) <david.grinspoon at nasa.gov>
Subject: Fw: 2025 NASA Astrobiology Strategy RFI: NASA-DARES

Dear Galen,

Below you will find the RFI announcement that the Astrobiology mailing list sent out. I am also sharing a link to our 11/08/24 Astrobiology Town Hall in which we provided an overview to the RFI and the forthcoming activities supporting the development of NASA-DARES in 2025. https://youtu.be/SRcGNR42QhI?si=j50JzenPx0vZZ5u8

Best,

Rachel
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Rachel L. Harris, Ph.D. (she/her)
NASA Postdoctoral Management Program (NPMP) Fellow
Astrobiology Program, Planetary Science Division
Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters
Washington, D.C. 20546
rachel.l.harris at nasa.gov<mailto:rachel.l.harris at nasa.gov>
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From: NASA Astrobiology <hq-astrobiology at mail.nasa.gov<mailto:hq-astrobiology at mail.nasa.gov>>
Sent: Tuesday, October 8, 2024 4:19 PM
To: Harris, Rachel L. (HQ-DG000)[NPP POST-DOC CONTRACT] <rachel.l.harris at nasa.gov<mailto:rachel.l.harris at nasa.gov>>
Subject: 2025 NASA Astrobiology Strategy RFI: NASA-DARES

The NASA Decadal Astrobiology Research and Exploration Strategy (NASA-DARES) is open for a Request for Information (RFI).

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REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI): DEVELOPMENT OF NASA-DARES 2025

NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) is pleased to announce a Request for Information (RFI) to gather community responses for the development of the forthcoming 2025 NASA Decadal Astrobiology Research and Exploration Strategy (NASA-DARES).

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The need for a new Strategy is timely. Since the publication of the 2015 Astrobiology Strategy, the field has experienced transformative growth, driven by numerous scientific discoveries and technological advancements. “Origins, Worlds, and Life: A Decadal Strategy for Planetary Science and Astrobiology 2023 – 2032" (OWL) identifies decadal priorities for astrobiology within the context of planetary science missions. Recognizing astrobiology’s emergence as a cross-cutting pillar of NASA’s scientific and mission portfolios, NASA-DARES 2025 will broaden the scope of astrobiology to reflect the full breadth and potential of astrobiology research and exploration at NASA in support of a growing interdisciplinary community.

This RFI seeks responses broadly from U.S. industry, universities, non-profit organizations, individuals, NASA centers, Federal Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) such as the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and other U.S. federal, state, local, tribal government agencies as well as the international science community. Responses are subject to the restrictions placed on NASA by the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, P.L. 118-42, Sec. 526” that prohibit bilateral relationships with China. Details of that restriction are at https://www.congress.gov/117/plaws/publ103/PLAW-117publ103.pdf<https://65gr6dbbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001tCJGdfuih_neFUNU4wsAcd16MdWQxrV5We-3UulyNEG-ltC6QTz0CAtPvct7Nj7X_vqea9Erx2F62uTn8l32mXdWOQYwFCRrj-pWP9N0pTU1LXzyqqu0gffhZJj7wFlynsophTo5UM8R0Lua_FVjtyAqOocfI5kFlORazniZU3FlIaXbw5st8X76GzqfC2nShxAkZf8eF3J359lNPqwufg==&c=j8EhuMo2UAmOgAJf5vem1IQgaTm_it40ZWLSomw-lNId40TRsSlanA==&ch=PAj-nNJajTCyjWN-PZgKIKtwb5JLrCCDyFdWF28V-iSYelN5w4y2rA==>.

This email is a partial summary of the RFI. For the full text of the RFI and response instructions, visit the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) at https://nspires.nasaprs.com<https://65gr6dbbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001tCJGdfuih_neFUNU4wsAcd16MdWQxrV5We-3UulyNEG-ltC6QTz0CAtPvct7Nj7XGgqdg-OAPh0_JzcPE6aUAIleGLbHeMD8fe4X6Xai01sp6H2BdjXzOtmqhtHPcvrI3RnVh97Y6XqCaAVrF7h-pHs6Sqf0Dh8W&c=j8EhuMo2UAmOgAJf5vem1IQgaTm_it40ZWLSomw-lNId40TRsSlanA==&ch=PAj-nNJajTCyjWN-PZgKIKtwb5JLrCCDyFdWF28V-iSYelN5w4y2rA==>, choose/click on “Solicitations” at the top of the page, and on the next page input number “NNH25ZDA002L” in the search box or use the direct short URL above. In the event of any future lapses to the NASA operations, RFI respondents should visit NSPIRES, the official NASA source for this RFI.

All responses to this RFI must be submitted in an electronic format per section “6. Response Instructions” via NSPIRES. The RFI Response should address the requested information found in section “5. Requested Information”, including an indication of the primary Topic addressed followed by no more than three secondary Topics as outlined in section “3. Requested Response Topics”.

It is emphasized that NASA-DARES 2025 will be shaped through a multi-phase approach. This RFI serves as an initial step to gather input from the diverse scientific community. The RFI is designed to stimulate ideas and identify key areas of interest related to the Topics listed in Section 3. RFI responses are not the only inputs to NASA-DARES 2025 but will serve as a foundational starting point where preliminary insights will be refined and expanded upon through subsequent phases, including but not limited to, topical workshops and town halls, and ongoing feedback from key stakeholders. To ensure that NASA-DARES 2025 incorporates a broad spectrum of perspectives and addresses evolving priorities within the astrobiology community, further opportunities for community involvement will be announced in 2025.

Please email questions and comments concerning this RFI to the email address below, no later than January 22, 2025 at 11:59 PM Eastern, with the subject line: “NASA-DARES 2025 RFI Question/Clarification”. NASA intends to respond to received questions by January 29, 2025. Depending on the nature of received questions, NASA may respond on an individual basis by email or may post responses to inquiries in a “Questions & Answers” (Q&A) document available at https://go.nasa.gov/ABStrategyRFI<https://65gr6dbbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001tCJGdfuih_neFUNU4wsAcd16MdWQxrV5We-3UulyNEG-ltC6QTz0CAtPvct7Nj7XptqaoGvjfryY1Xpk1Mdrd1usWtszo7o8m_JSSCgMSlI7-AC44z9Icu33GcYRoPYlWhrDfxHN6Y1JDlACw_6q3dwtMRzyVglh&c=j8EhuMo2UAmOgAJf5vem1IQgaTm_it40ZWLSomw-lNId40TRsSlanA==&ch=PAj-nNJajTCyjWN-PZgKIKtwb5JLrCCDyFdWF28V-iSYelN5w4y2rA==>. Any posted Q&As will be edited to preserve the anonymity of persons and institutions who submit questions and are intended to address inquiries of broader interest and general clarification.

The following email address is not to be used for RFI response submissions. Any RFI submissions made via email will not be considered. Questions and comments concerning this RFI may be sent to HQ-RFIastrobio at mail.nasa.gov<mailto:HQ-RFIastrobio at mail.nasa.gov>.

Dr. Rachel L. Harris

Science Mission Directorate

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Washington, D.C. 20546

Dr. David Grinspoon

Science Mission Directorate

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Washington, D.C. 20546

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