SSERVI CAN-5 Request for Astrophysics Panel Reviewers
15 July 2026
NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) and Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate (HSMD) have released the draft of the fifth Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI) Cooperative Agreement Notice (CAN-5) as NNH26ZDA013J for public comment.
SSERVI CAN-5 invites the submission of multi-institutional team-based proposals for research as participating members of the Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI). Proposals must clearly articulate an innovative research program addressing basic and/or applied research fundamental to understanding the nature of the Moon and its near space environment to enable future human exploration of the Moon with Artemis. “Mars forward” proposals that use lunar-focused research to develop approaches to Mars exploration also are welcome.
The astrophysics community has been increasingly active in proposing science from the Moon. As SSERVI reviews proposals for the CAN-5 solicitation, it would be good to have astrophysics experts on hand to assess astrophysics-related proposals. If you are not intending to apply to this solicitation, please consider volunteering to serve as a reviewer via the SSERVI CAN-5 self-nomination webpage.
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