aker , ▁William : ▁Techn ologies ▁En abling ▁Ex pl oration ▁of ▁Sk yl ights , ▁L ava ▁T ub es ▁and ▁C aves ▁Wie , ▁B ong : ▁Opt imal ▁Dis p ersion ▁of ▁Near - E arth ▁Object s ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁N I AC ▁Project ▁Se lections ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁N I AC ▁announced ▁selection ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁new ▁phase - I ▁propos als , ▁along ▁with ▁Ph ase - II ▁gr ants ▁for ▁continu ation ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁projects ▁selected ▁in ▁earlier ▁solic itations . ▁These ▁include ▁many ▁projects ▁r anging ▁from ▁Land s ail ing ▁ro vers ▁on ▁Ven us ▁to ▁schemes ▁to ▁explore ▁under ▁the ▁ice ▁of ▁Europa . ▁Ph ase ▁I ▁projects ▁selected ▁were : ▁ ▁Ag og ino , ▁Ad rian : ▁Super ▁Ball ▁Bot ▁- ▁Struct ures ▁for ▁Planet ary ▁Land ing ▁and ▁Ex pl oration ▁Ar ri eta , ▁Juan : ▁The ▁Reg ol ith ▁Bit ers : ▁A ▁Div ide - And - Con quer ▁Architecture ▁for ▁Sample - Return ▁Miss ions ▁C ohen , ▁Marc : ▁Rob otic ▁Ast ero id ▁Pro spect or ▁( R AP ) ▁St aged ▁from ▁L - 1 : ▁Start ▁of ▁the ▁Deep ▁Space ▁Econom y ▁Dit to , ▁Thomas : ▁HO ME S ▁- ▁H olog raph ic ▁Opt ical ▁Method ▁for ▁Ex op lan et ▁Spect ro sc opy ▁F lyn n , ▁Michael : ▁Water ▁W alls : ▁High ly ▁R eli able