# NASA announces a revised process for selecting science missions

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Topic: Science · Status: published · Version: 1
Published: 2026-10-22T02:17:14.160Z · Updated: 2026-10-22T02:17:14.160Z
Record: https://davids.news/s/nasa-announces-a-revised-process-for-selecting-science-missions-7dcef478

The agency says Competition Model 2.0 will streamline how missions are proposed, reviewed and chosen.

- NASA says it will explain the model at a virtual town hall on October 26 and take questions.

Why it matters: NASA says the changes aim to reduce the time and resources spent on competitive mission selection.

What’s next: NASA says it will introduce changes in stages and refine them with community input.

## Original sources

- [NASA](<https://science.nasa.gov/directorates/smd/faster-to-science-a-letter-to-the-science-community>) — primary announcement
  Source: NASA 2026 · Original report: 2026-10-22T00:00:16.000Z

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