{
  "id": 15973728,
  "title": "Faster to Science: A Letter to the Science Community",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/faster-to-science-a-letter-to-the-science-community",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-22T00:00:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NASA Science",
    "slug": "nasa-science",
    "url": "https://science.nasa.gov/directorates/smd/faster-to-science-a-letter-to-the-science-community/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "NASA Science is committed to accelerating the delivery of science by changing how it competes and selects missions. The new Competition Model 2.0 (CM2.0) aims to streamline the mission selection process by focusing on the science first, without requiring detailed engineering plans, cost, and implementation work until necessary. CM2.0 will be implemented in stages, with Flagships (directed missions) remaining unchanged, while Astro-Probes, New Frontiers, and Discovery missions will move to a new, accelerated two-step competition. This change is driven by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman's directive to prioritize the delivery of science, reduce the time and resources spent on long competitive processes, and focus funding on the highest-priority missions across every NASA Science division.",
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        "outlet": "NASA",
        "title": "Faster to Science: A Letter to the Science Community",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/faster-to-science-a-letter-to-the-science-community-15980599",
        "published": "2026-10-22T00:00:16.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}