NASA-DARES Draft Strategy Open for Public Comment

The NASA Astrobiology Program and DARES Task Force 2 have opened a public comment period for the draft Decadal Astrobiology Research and Exploration Strategy (NASA-DARES). The draft report is available in slide form. Findings from Focus Area 9: Astrobiology in Society are forthcoming, and an abbreviated summary presented at AbSciCon can be viewed; the presentation begins at approximately 38:27 in the recording.

Submit feedback by emailing HQ-RFIastrobio@mail.nasa.gov with the subject line "NASA-DARES Public Comment." If relevant, indicate the Focus Area(s) addressed at the start of your response. Comments may be submitted by an individual or on behalf of a group; anonymous submissions will not be considered.

Only attached PDF files or in-line email text will be accepted. Comments must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern on 2 July 2026; submissions received after that deadline will not be considered.

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