The NASA Science division has announced plans to reconsider its approach to the organization and selection of scientific missions with the goal of accelerating the receipt of practical scientific results. In an official address to the scientific community, the agency stated that it is changing the principles of competition between projects and the criteria for their selection, seeking to reduce the timeframe from idea to actual scientific contribution. To present the new approaches and discuss them with scientists, a virtual meeting — NASA Science Town Hall — will be held on October 26. The event will serve as a platform where agency representatives will describe the planned changes and answer questions from researchers working in various scientific fields related to NASA's space and scientific programs. The initiative reflects the agency's desire to improve the efficiency of resource utilization and accelerate the cycle of scientific project implementation — from submitting applications to obtaining data and publishing results. Details on specific mechanisms of change, including new mission selection criteria and the procedure for competitive processes, are expected to be announced during the upcoming meeting. NASA traditionally engages with the broad scientific community in shaping its research agenda, and such open discussions are viewed as part of efforts to increase agency transparency and responsiveness to the needs of scientists.