Execute a balanced science program based on discipline-specific guidance from the national academies of sciences engineering and medicine administration priorities and direction from congress

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center awarded Massachusetts Institute of Technology $431,177 under the Science program (CFDA 43.001) on October 1, 2025, to execute a balanced science program based on discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine and Congress priorities. MIT will participate as a key partner in the agency's exploration initiative focusing on scientific research on and from the Moon, lunar orbit, Mars, and beyond, and advance discovery in emerging fields by identifying cross-disciplinary opportunities between traditional science disciplines. The award also supports a directorate-wide target-user-focused approach to applied programs including Earth science applications, space weather, planetary defense, and space situational awareness. Performance occurs in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with a period of performance from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028.

Participate as a key partner and enabler in the agencys exploration initiative focusing on scientific research of on and from the moon lunar orbit mars and beyond. Advance discovery in emerging fields by identifying and exploiting cross disciplinary opportunities between traditional science disciplines develop a directorate-wide target-user focused approach to applied programs including earth science applications space weather planetary defense and space situational awareness.