{
  "id": 7363498,
  "title": "SkyFall Landing Site Workshop",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/skyfall-landing-site-workshop",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-14T17:36:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NASA Science",
    "slug": "nasa-science",
    "url": "https://science.nasa.gov/mars-exploration-program-activities-and-opportunities/skyfall-landing-site-workshop/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Mars Exploration Program is hosting a series of SkyFall Landing Site Workshops to identify high-value potential landing sites for the upcoming SkyFall mission to Mars. The first of two workshops will be held virtually on February 9-10, 2027. The workshops aim to maximize science value in the selection of landing sites, given the rapid development cadence of the SkyFall mission. The outcome of the First Landing Site Workshop will be a ranked list of potential landing sites, which will be further studied by the SkyFall project and science community before a Second Landing Site Workshop later in 2027. Before the workshop, individuals and groups are invited to submit potential landing sites for preliminary assessment by the SkyFall team. Sites that meet engineering constraints and demonstrate promising science value will be invited to present at the workshop; those that do not will be notified prior to the event. More information about the SkyFall payload, surface mission, payload, and engineering constraints can be found in the SkyFall Mission Information Package.",
  "summary": "First Landing Site Workshop for the SkyFall Mission February 9-10, 2027, Virtual The First Landing Site Workshop (LSW) for the SkyFall mission to Mars will be held virtually, Feb. 9-10, 2027, and will be the first of two science-focused workshops to identify potential landing sites and adjacent exploration zones of high scientific value that satisfy […] The post SkyFall Landing Site Workshop…",
  "key_points": [
    "First of two SkyFall Landing Site Workshops held virtually on February 9-10, 2027",
    "Aim to maximize science value in selecting Mars landing sites for SkyFall mission",
    "Ranked list of potential landing sites to be produced and studied by SkyFall project"
  ],
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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."
}