NASA Expands Commercial Support for Mars Exploration with Research Tasks to Private Companies
Discover NASA's new approach to Mars exploration as they actively seek commercial support for future missions. Learn about the dozen research tasks awarded to private companies and their focus areas, including payload delivery, imaging, and communications. Find out how these studies will help NASA assess the viability of commercial technologies and potentially speed up development processes. Explore the selection of companies and the similarities to NASA's successful Commercial Lunar Payload Services program. This forward-thinking strategy has the potential to revolutionize Mars exploration and lead to exciting discoveries.