ROSES25: D.8 Habitable Worlds Observatory Precursor Science Investigation
Funds early science work preparing for NASA's proposed Habitable Worlds Observatory, gated by a mandatory notice of intent.
NASA's next flagship space-telescope concept, the Habitable Worlds Observatory, is still years from launch. This element funds the science groundwork that needs to happen now, so the mission is ready to deliver once it flies.
A notice of intent is mandatory ahead of the full proposal, and NASA's page-limit and content rules for this element differ in several ways from the defaults set for the res…
Precursor science preparing for NASA's proposed Habitable Worlds Observatory mission, gated by a mandatory notice of intent ahead of the full proposal; NASA's own notice sets process and page limits rather than naming the specific research questions in scope.
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