Mars Exploration Program
Industry Engagement
NASA’s partnerships with U.S. industry are central to advancing the agency’s high-priority science goals.
Recent
NASA’s Mars Exploration Program received U.S. industry studies to further understand the potential of Mars commercial services in payload delivery/hosting, telecommunications, and imaging. Program leaders gave an updated presentation and answered questions for the commercial services community on Dec. 4, 2024 — “Exploring Mars Together: Commercial Services Studies”
Past
Dec. 4, 2024 | Update and Q&A session on “Exploring Mars Together: Commercial Services Studies” |
Nov. 7, 2024 | Commercial Services presentation to the Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group |
May 1, 2024 | |
Feb. 27, 2024 | Deadline for RFP Applications |
Jan. 29, 2024 | Release of Industry Studies Request for Proposal (RFP) For more information about the RFP visit, Exploring Mars Together: Commercial Services Studies |
Oct. 16, 2023 | Questionnaire Due |
Sep. 27, 2023 | Release of MEP Commercial Services Guiding Principles, Design Reference Missions, and Industry Questionnaire MEP welcomes your recommendations for DRM modifications that would improve clarity, enabling you to respond better to a future potential Industry Studies RFP |
December - July 2023 | MEP Information Gathering & Capabilities Assessment |
March 2023 | Public Release of MEP DRAFT Future Plan |
October 2022 | |
April 2022 | |
May 2022 |