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9 General Programmatic Issues
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From page 30... ... PLANETARY FLIGHT PROGRAMS Small Missions Program for Planetary Exploration NASA's Solar System Exploration Division is developing a new initiative, named the Discovery Program, for carrying out small, low-cost spacecraft REPORT MENU missions. Potential aspects of this program would cover a triad of "small NOTICE missions," "mission partnerships," and "mission participations." The small MEMBERSHIP missions portion of the program would consist of simple, small spacecraft costing FOREWORD under $100 million. Read the entire page →
From page 31... ... While the desire to provide additional diversity and breadth to the planetary program is worthy in itself, particularly with regard to program balance, the Discovery Program needs to carefully choose objectives and goals that are worthwhile, largely unattainable by other means, and within its resources. A major requirement of proper implementation is an adequate and steady source of funding directed at carefully chosen scientific objectives. Read the entire page →
From page 32... ... Examples include the discovery of meteorites from the Moon and Mars in Antarctica; geochemical cosmic signatures on Earth at times of dramatic biologic and climatic change; advanced computational models allowing tests and constraints for the origin of the Moon by a catastrophic collision on the Earth; the first imaging of an asteroid by Earth based radar; and new insights for Pluto that have dramatically challenged our view of the last planet in our solar system yet to be explored by a spacecraft. The Committee on Planetary and Lunar Exploration acknowledges the sincere efforts by NASA to preserve a balanced research program, but it is deeply concerned by NASA's view of the R&A program as a financial reserve for file:///C\|/SSB_old_web/ssep91ch9.htm (3 of 5) Read the entire page →
From page 33... ... It will be capable of studying planetary atmospheres, primitive bodies, interplanetary dust, and potential extrasolar planetary systems. The inclusion of planetary scientists on the planning team has helped assure that the telescope will be capable of observing planetary objects. Read the entire page →

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... PLANETARY FLIGHT PROGRAMS Small Missions Program for Planetary Exploration NASA's Solar System Exploration Division is developing a new initiative, named the Discovery Program, for carrying out small, low-cost spacecraft REPORT MENU missions. Potential aspects of this program would cover a triad of "small NOTICE missions," "mission partnerships," and "mission participations." The small MEMBERSHIP missions portion of the program would consist of simple, small spacecraft costing FOREWORD under $100 million.

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From page 31...

... While the desire to provide additional diversity and breadth to the planetary program is worthy in itself, particularly with regard to program balance, the Discovery Program needs to carefully choose objectives and goals that are worthwhile, largely unattainable by other means, and within its resources. A major requirement of proper implementation is an adequate and steady source of funding directed at carefully chosen scientific objectives.

Read the entire page →

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... Examples include the discovery of meteorites from the Moon and Mars in Antarctica; geochemical cosmic signatures on Earth at times of dramatic biologic and climatic change; advanced computational models allowing tests and constraints for the origin of the Moon by a catastrophic collision on the Earth; the first imaging of an asteroid by Earth based radar; and new insights for Pluto that have dramatically challenged our view of the last planet in our solar system yet to be explored by a spacecraft. The Committee on Planetary and Lunar Exploration acknowledges the sincere efforts by NASA to preserve a balanced research program, but it is deeply concerned by NASA's view of the R&A program as a financial reserve for file:///C|/SSB_old_web/ssep91ch9.htm (3 of 5)

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... It will be capable of studying planetary atmospheres, primitive bodies, interplanetary dust, and potential extrasolar planetary systems. The inclusion of planetary scientists on the planning team has helped assure that the telescope will be capable of observing planetary objects.

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9 General Programmatic Issues Pages 30-33

9 General Programmatic Issues
Pages 30-33