Ever wondered how NASA studies massive landslides? It's a fascinating area of research, and Amendment 34 to the ROSES-2025 program dives right into it. This amendment focuses on the Landslide Change Characterization Experiment (LACCE) Science Team, or ST, a group dedicated to understanding the complex world of landslides.
This team will be built through proposals submitted in response to the announcement. They'll be responsible for a wide range of tasks, including taking measurements from the air and the ground, analyzing the data, and creating models to understand how these landslides work. The LACCE Science Team will focus on slow-moving, deep-seated landslides. These are the kinds of landslides where movement is affected by things like seasonal and yearly changes in rainfall, as well as erosion from rivers, waves, and even the retreat of ice.
ROSES-2025 Amendment 34 officially releases the final details for the A.6 LACCE ST, which was previously listed as 'To Be Determined'.
Here's what you need to know about the deadlines:
- Mandatory Notices of Intent are due by February 27, 2026. This is the first step in the proposal process.
- Proposals themselves are due by April 14, 2026.
This amendment to the NASA Research Announcement, titled "Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2025" (NNH25ZDA001N), will be available on the NASA research opportunity homepage, starting around January 12, 2025.
If you have any questions about the A.6 LACCE ST, you can reach out to Thorsten Markus at thorsten.markus@nasa.gov.
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