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Appendix D: Extended Mission and Senior Review References in Decadal Surveys
Pages 70-74

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... 2010 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS DECADAL SURVEY National Research Council, New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics, The National A ­ cademies Press, Washington, D.C., 2010. Page 16, Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST)
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From page 71...
... The planning s and administration of an optimized plan for follow-up studies within the public-private optical-infrared system could be carried out by the National Optical Astronomy Observatory. 2011 PLANETARY SCIENCE DECADAL SURVEY National Research Council, Vision and Voyages for Planetary Science in the Decade 2013- 2022, The National Academies Press, Washington, D.C., 2011.
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... The committee supports NASA's current senior review process for deciding the scientific merits of a proposed mission extension. The committee recommends that early planning be done to provide adequate funding of mission extensions, particularly for flagship missions and missions with international partners.
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... The committee recommends that early planning be done to provide adequate funding of mission extensions, particularly for flagship missions and missions with international partners. 2007 EARTH SCIENCE DECADAL SURVEY National Research Council, Earth Science and Applications from Space: National Imperatives for the Next Decade and Beyond, The National Academies Press, Washington, D.C., 2007.
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... For example, Ganymede's Alfvén wings have led to modern theories of Earth's own polar cap potential saturation mechanism; Saturn's explosive energy releases have much in common with substorm injections at Earth; and Jupiter's interchange motions enabling convection under Io's mass loading have led to similar theories pertaining to inward penetration of fast reconnection flows. As is the case for Earth-orbiting satellites, extended missions for planetary missions that continue to return valuable science data are strongly encouraged.
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