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Acronyms and Abbreviations


AAp

Astronomy and Astrophysics in the New Millennium


DOD

Department of Defense

DOE

Department of Energy

DSN

Deep Space Network


ESA

European Space Agency

ESMD

Exploration Systems Mission Directorate

EUV

extreme ultraviolet


GEO

geosynchronous Earth orbit

GEOSS

Global Earth Observation System of Systems

GLAST

Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope


HST

Hubble Space Telescope


ITAR

International Traffic in Arms Regulations


JDEM

Joint Dark Energy Mission

JWST

James Webb Space Telescope


L1

Lagrangian point 1

LEO

low Earth orbit

LISA

Laser Interferometer Space Antenna


MEM

Mars Environment Mission

MEO

medium Earth orbit

MEPAG

Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group

MSL

Mars Science Laboratory

MSR

Mars Sample Return

MTO

Mars Telecommunication Orbiter


NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NIR

near infrared

NOAA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NPOESS

National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System

NRC

National Research Council

NSF

National Science Foundation


OLI

Operational Land Imager

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PTL

Pathways to Life


SAFIR

Single Aperture Far-Infrared

SIM

Space Interferometry Mission

SOFIA

Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy


TPF-C

Terrestrial Planet Finder-Coronograph

TPF-I

Terrestrial Planet Finder-Interferometer


UV

ultraviolet


Vis

visible


WISE

Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer

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Both the President’s commission on how to implement the President’s space exploration initiative and Congress asked the NRC undertake an assessment and review of the science proposed to be carried out under the initiative. An initial response to that request was the NRC February 2005 report, Science in NASA’s Vision for Space Exploration. While that report’s preparation, NASA created capabilities and strategy roadmapping efforts which became the object of the next phase of the NRC review. The new NASA administrator modified that NASA activity resulting in changes in the NRC review effort. This report provides a review of six science strategy roadmaps: robotic and human exploration of Mars; solar system exploration; universe exploration; search for earth-like planets; earth science and applications from space; and sun-earth system connection. In addition, an assessment of cross-cutting and integration issues is presented.

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