THE SEARCH FOR LIFE BEYOND EARTH IS ONE OF THE CORNERSTONE QUESTIONS IN THE PLANETARY SCIENCE COMMUNITY AND A PRIMARY MOTIVATION BEHIND A RANGE OF NASA'S GROUND-BASED AND SPACE-BOURNE MISSIONS. IN THE NEAR FUTURE THE JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE AND DIRECT IMAGING MISSIONS (E.G. LUVOIR AND HABEX) WILL CHARACTERIZE THE ATMOSPHERES OF NEARBY ROCKY EXOPLANETS.