A sprawling landscape of ridges and valleys on Mars.
The Perseverance Rover is parked among the tracks it made in the soil of Mars.
Nine small tubes lay in the shadow of the rover on the surface of Mars.

Mars Exploration Program
Industry Engagement

NASA’s partnerships with U.S. industry are central to advancing
the agency’s high-priority science goals.

Upcoming

NASA’s Mars Exploration Program recently received U.S. industry studies to further understand the potential of Mars commercial services in payload delivery/hosting, telecommunications, and imaging. An update and Q&A session will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. EST.

If you would like to attend, please email mep-industry-ext-info@jpl.nasa.gov by Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. ET.

For reference, a recent presentation — “Exploring Mars Together: Commercial Services Studies” (PDF) — was given to the Mars science community on Nov. 7, 2024.

Past

May 1, 2024
Feb. 27, 2024
Deadline for RFP Applications
Jan. 29, 2024
Release of Industry Studies Request for Proposal (RFP)
For more information about the RFP visit, Exploring Mars Together: Commercial Services Studies
Oct. 16, 2023
Questionnaire Due
Sep. 27, 2023
Release of MEP Commercial Services Guiding Principles, Design Reference Missions, and Industry Questionnaire

MEP welcomes your recommendations for DRM modifications that would improve clarity, enabling you to respond better to a future potential Industry Studies RFP
December - July 2023
MEP Information Gathering & Capabilities Assessment
March 2023
Public Release of MEP DRAFT Future Plan
October 2022
April 2022
May 2022