NASA announced two science and technology initiatives tied to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy's "Science: A Golden Age Summit" in Washington, according to an agency release published Oct. 8, 2026. NASA said the programs reflect its commitment to research and new technologies and advance the vision laid out in a July report to the President, "Science: A New Golden Age."

The first establishes a coordinated metascience initiative within NASA's Science Mission Directorate, aimed at improving the reliability, efficiency, transparency and productivity of the agency's scientific practices. NASA said it is expanding its use of dual anonymous peer review so proposals are judged on scientific merit alone. The approach began as a pilot during the first Trump Administration.

The second supports 10 Genesis Mission Fellows — accelerated doctoral students with combined expertise in super intelligence and science or engineering — who will work on NASA mission areas and conduct research at NASA laboratories. The fellowships are modeled on NASA's Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology program. Administrator Jared Isaacman was scheduled to discuss both efforts in a fireside chat with OSTP director Michael Kratsios.