Steps to Facilitate Principal-Investigator-Led Earth Science Missions

National Research Council

doi:10.17226/10949

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Steps to Facilitate Principal-Investigator-Led Earth Science Missions

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Principal-investigator (PI) Earth science missions are small, focused science projects involving relatively small spacecraft. The selected PI is responsible for the scientific and programmatic success of the entire project. A particular objective of PI-led missions has been to help develop university-based research capacity. Such missions, however, pose significant challenges that are beyond the capabilities of most universities to manage. To help NASA’s Office of Earth Science determine how best to address these, the NRC carried out an assessment of key issues relevant to the success of university-based PI-led Earth observation missions. This report presents the result of that study. In particular, the report provides an analysis of opportunities to enhance such missions and recommendations about whether and, if so, how they should be used to build university-based research capabilities.

Contributor(s): National Research Council; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences; Space Studies Board; Committee on Earth Studies

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National Research Council. 2004. Steps to Facilitate Principal-Investigator-Led Earth Science Missions. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/10949.

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94 pages | 8.5 x 11 |

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Paperback: 978-0-309-09185-5
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/10949

Chapters		skim
Front Matter	i-xiv
Executive Summary	1-7
1 Introduction	8-10
2 Background: PI-Led Missions in the Earth Science Enterprise	11-17
3 Program Conceptualization: Matching Objectives to Constraints	18-23
4 Institutional Investments: Establishing the Foundations	24-29
5 Project Implementation: Improving Life-Cycles Processes	30-48
6 Conclusions	49-50
Appendix A: Statement of Task	51-54
Appendix B: Committee Meeting Agendas	55-58
Appendix C: PI-Led Missions and Their Characteristics	59-69
Appendix D: NASA Technology Development Programs Relevant to PI-Led Earth Explorer Missions	70-72
Appendix E: Biographies of Committee Members	73-77
Appendix E: Acronyms	78-80

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