THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE (1) AN EXPLORATION WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS TESTBED FOR SUPPORT OF NASA WIRELESS NETWORK COMMUNICATION RESEARCH ACTIVITIES; AND (2) IDENTIFY PROGRAMMATIC NEXT STEPS AND FUTURE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES TO BEST SUPPORT NASA EXPLORATIONS AND OPERATIONS MISSIONS. THE LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO SET UP A COMPREHENSIVE PROXIMITY WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS TESTBED FACILITY WITH BROAD RF DESIGN MODELING PROTOTYPING AND TESTING CAPABILITIES. IN THE INITIAL PHASE-0 STAGE THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES WILL BE SUPPORTED AND DELIVERABLES PROVIDED.