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Astrobiology Science and Technology Instrument Development

NASA’s Astrobiology Science and Technology Instrument Development (ASTID) program supported astrobiology-related instrument development under the Planetary Science Division from 1998 through 2013. ASTID funded concepts and technologies for space missions and Earth-based research; NASA restructured the element in 2013, with PICASSO covering TRL 1–3 and MatISSE covering TRL 4–6 as an integrated instrument-development pipeline.

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Aliases
ASTIDAstrobiology Science and Technology for Instrument DevelopmentAstrobiology Science and Technology Instrument Development ProgramNASA ASTID
Domains
spaceflight
Name
Astrobiology Science and Technology Instrument Development
Status
completed
Types
developmentresearch

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Description
NASA’s Astrobiology Science and Technology Instrument Development (ASTID) program supported astrobiology-related instrument development under the Planetary Science Division from 1998 through 2013. ASTID funded concepts and technologies for space missions and Earth-based research; NASA restructured the element in 2013, with PICASSO covering TRL 1–3 and MatISSE covering TRL 4–6 as an integrated instrument-development pipeline.
End Date
2013
Leads
Parent Program
Participants
-
Start Date
1998

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Creation Time
August 13, 2026 at 08:51:32 UTC
Updated Time
August 13, 2026 at 08:51:32 UTC

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