NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) established the NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI) in 1998 as an innovative way to develop the field of astrobiology and provide a scientific framework for flight missions.
NASA Astrobiology

NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) established the NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI) in 1998 as an innovative way to develop the field of astrobiology and provide a scientific framework for flight missions.