About NESS
NESS science is compelling, derived from the recommendations of three space science Decadal Surveys, the NASA Astrophysics Roadmap, and the Global Exploration Roadmap.
NESS fulfills theSolar System Exploration AVʪ Virtual Institute's (SSERVI) goals of “innovative, broadly-based basic and applied research” that “enable human exploration at target destinations.” We address important, cutting edge topics including:
NESS proposes a transformative space science agenda supported by NASA's exploration objectives at target destinations. Our technical approach includes humans and robots working in tandem to explore at target bodies as well as building, operating, and servicing scientific instrumentation by using cis-lunar space as a science-enabling stepping-stone towards a “Journey to Mars.” Our four interconnected key projects focuson:
This work is directly supported by the NASA Solar System Exploration Virtual Institute cooperative agreement 80ARC017M0006.