NASA has selected five new research teams to collaborate on lunar science and lunar sample analysis research as part of the agency’s Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI). The focus for this call is on lunar science and sample analysis to enable the future human and robotic exploration of the Moon with NASA’s Artemis program and Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative. The new SSERVI teams, selected via peer review from a pool of 14 competitive proposals, will join eight continuing SSERVI teams selected in 2019. The teams will be supported for five years at about $1.5 million per year, jointly funded by NASA’s Science Mission Directorate and Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate. The work will take place in cooperation with U.S and international partners.
