Description
The Science Transport & Robotic Innovation for Deployment and Exploration (STRIDE) program is soliciting proposals from U.S. industry to conduct design studies of advanced robotic surface and aerial mobility systems with payload transportation and deployment capability for Mars surface operations. The program also includes early-stage prototyping of hardware for the same purpose. Key aspects of the program include:
• Design studies of advanced robotic surface and aerial mobility systems
• Payload transportation and deployment capability for Mars surface operations
• Early-stage prototyping of hardware
• Proposals are due March 31, 2026
The program is part of the NASA Research Announcement "Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2025".
Attached files
The solicitation documents live at the source — open the bid source above to download them.
Contact
Erica Montbach(Primary Point of Contact)