I believe this is a program to prototype technology that has already been tried/theorized on Earth and needs an evaluation in Space. The program director has a

I believe this is a program to prototype technology that has already been tried/theorized on Earth and needs an evaluation in Space. The program director has a background in planetary science [1] and I assume they will evaluate proposals. [1] https://www.darpa.mil/about/people/michael-nayak https://www.darpa.mil/about/people/michael-nayak