Amendment 79: New Opportunity: B.8 Heliophysics Spaceflight Science Foundations
The Heliophysics Spaceflight Science Foundations (SSF) program (B.8 of ROSES) solicits investigations that enable the formulation of high-impact spaceflight science projects with a cost-effective implementation. This program element targets the two highest-priority future spaceflight projects identified in the 2024 Heliophysics Decadal Survey:
- “Links” – A project to study the dynamic couplings and connections across regions and scales in the near-Earth space environment, utilizing concurrent measurements of the magnetosphere and Earth’s aurora.
- “Solar Polar” – A project to study the Sun’s global dynamics, the mechanisms underlying the solar dynamo, and its varying behavior across the solar cycle.
On or about October8, 2026, ROSES-2025 Amendment 79 releases B.8 Heliophysics Spaceflight Science Foundations (SSF) as a new opportunity in ROSES-25. A virtual telecon for potential proposers will be held on October 26 at 2 pm Eastern Time. Connect information will be posted on the NSPIRES page for this program element under "Other documents". Step-1 proposals are due by November 20, 2026, and Step-2 proposals are due February 5, 2027.
Questions concerning B.8 SSF may be directed to Kelly Korreck at hq-hpd-ssf@mail.nasa.gov.
