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Faster to Science: A Letter to the Science Community

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Briefings

NASA announced a new Competition Model 2.0 (CM 2.0) to accelerate science delivery by reducing proposal review time. The new process prioritizes science-focused proposals, removing detailed engineering plans and costs until needed. This applies to Flagships, Astro-Probes, New Frontiers, and Discovery missions, aiming to cut selection timelines by up to 45 percent. The initiative was launched in response to an Administrator's directive to prioritize high-priority missions and reduce contract management burdens.

Key points

• CM 2.0 streamlines mission selection for Flagships, Astro-Probes, New Frontiers, and Discovery by removing detailed engineering plans and costs from initial proposals.
• Proposals for Principal Investigators without major university backing receive fair consideration, and implementation teams are evaluated on past performance prior to selection.

Context

NASA aims to deliver science faster by accelerating the delivery of science, reducing time and resources spent on long competitive processes, and focusing funding on the highest-priority missions. The new Competition Model 2.0 (CM 2.0) was announced to address the burden of bringing great ideas forward through streamlined mission selection.

Limitations

Evidence covers specific mission classes (Flagships, Astro-Probes, New Frontiers, Discovery, MIDEX, Earth Explorer) and provides timeline reductions for selection phases. Coverage is limited to the stated mission classes and does not include details on specific funding amounts, exact implementation dates, or outcomes of the virtual Town Hall event.

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