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From page 1... ... Exploring new approaches, using modern information technology, to conduct interdisciplinary and collaborative research among widely distributed investigators; and 5. Supporting outreach by providing scientific content for use in K-12 education programs, teaching undergraduate classes, and communicating directly with the public. Read the entire page →
From page 2... ... In the committee's view, interdisciplinarity must be viewed as the orientation and emergent quality of an overall enterprise and not as a requirement or expectation levied on every piece of work produced by that enterprise. Thus, with respect to the goal of conducting, supporting, and catalyzing collaborative interdisciplinary research, the committee finds that the NAI has: • Successfully promoted interdisciplinary science; • Stimulated many scientific achievements; • Successfully integrated life sciences into NASA programs; • Often effectively leveraged ongoing and new research; • Contributed to the establishment of new astrobiology programs worldwide; and • Supported programs that are widely distributed throughout the United States. Read the entire page →
From page 3... ... Thus, with respect to the goal of providing scientific and technical leadership on astrobiology investigations for current and future space missions, the committee finds that the NAI has: • Encouraged astrobiologists to provide needed recommendations and expertise to NASA for mission planning; • Promoted the participation of astrobiologists in the science teams for current and future missions; • Organized activities, such as focus groups, that have strongly influenced NASA missions; and • Identified astrobiology questions that underpin most of NASA's current flight programs. The committee believes that the NAI must remain clearly focused on supporting NASA's spaceflight missions, and so its highest-priority recommendation is as follows: Because its most critical function is to ensure that its research activities clearly contribute to NASA's current and future spaceflight activities, the NAI should be more proactive in identifying future astrobiology missions. Read the entire page →
From page 4... ... Thus, with respect to the goal of supporting outreach by providing scientific content for K-12 education programs, teaching undergraduate classes, and communicating directly with the public, the committee finds that the NAI has: • Successfully promoted astrobiology as a field with broad-based public appeal; • Developed effective programs for outreach to the general public; and • Enabled minority educational activities. The committee makes the following recommendations: • The NAI should be more strategic in exploiting synergies among nodes in K-12 education, minority education, and teacher training; and • The NAI should address the specific requirements for teaching astrobiology at the undergraduate level. Read the entire page →

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... Exploring new approaches, using modern information technology, to conduct interdisciplinary and collaborative research among widely distributed investigators; and 5. Supporting outreach by providing scientific content for use in K-12 education programs, teaching undergraduate classes, and communicating directly with the public.

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... In the committee's view, interdisciplinarity must be viewed as the orientation and emergent quality of an overall enterprise and not as a requirement or expectation levied on every piece of work produced by that enterprise. Thus, with respect to the goal of conducting, supporting, and catalyzing collaborative interdisciplinary research, the committee finds that the NAI has: • Successfully promoted interdisciplinary science; • Stimulated many scientific achievements; • Successfully integrated life sciences into NASA programs; • Often effectively leveraged ongoing and new research; • Contributed to the establishment of new astrobiology programs worldwide; and • Supported programs that are widely distributed throughout the United States.

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... Thus, with respect to the goal of providing scientific and technical leadership on astrobiology investigations for current and future space missions, the committee finds that the NAI has: • Encouraged astrobiologists to provide needed recommendations and expertise to NASA for mission planning; • Promoted the participation of astrobiologists in the science teams for current and future missions; • Organized activities, such as focus groups, that have strongly influenced NASA missions; and • Identified astrobiology questions that underpin most of NASA's current flight programs. The committee believes that the NAI must remain clearly focused on supporting NASA's spaceflight missions, and so its highest-priority recommendation is as follows: Because its most critical function is to ensure that its research activities clearly contribute to NASA's current and future spaceflight activities, the NAI should be more proactive in identifying future astrobiology missions.

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... Thus, with respect to the goal of supporting outreach by providing scientific content for K-12 education programs, teaching undergraduate classes, and communicating directly with the public, the committee finds that the NAI has: • Successfully promoted astrobiology as a field with broad-based public appeal; • Developed effective programs for outreach to the general public; and • Enabled minority educational activities. The committee makes the following recommendations: • The NAI should be more strategic in exploiting synergies among nodes in K-12 education, minority education, and teacher training; and • The NAI should address the specific requirements for teaching astrobiology at the undergraduate level.

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Executive Summary Pages 1-4

Executive Summary
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