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NASA overhauls science-mission selection to pursue more missions, more often

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NASA is changing how it selects and develops science missions, aiming to reduce costs, simplify competition and speed missions’ path to space. The overhaul is intended to increase mission cadence, though the available report does not specify the revised process, schedule or programs affected.

Discovered 2026-10-26T03:05:32.193496-07:00 | 2026-10-26T03:05:32.193496-07:00

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  • NASA’s changes target the cost, selection and development process for science missions, with the stated goal of getting missions into space faster and more frequently.
  • The available reporting does not identify specific process revisions or affected missions; earlier coverage of NASA’s selection-process changes likewise noted that details were not yet available.

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