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5.1 A Performance Assessment of NASA's Astrophysics Program
5.1 A Performance Assessment of NASA's Astrophysics Program
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As a result, the 2003 plan was dramatically descoped, and NASA's 2006 program plan addresses the goals of the NRC reports much less effectively than did the 2003 plan. The sudden slowing of progress toward the exciting science goals laid out by the AANM survey and the Q2C report led to the creation of the NASA Astrophysics Performance Assessment Committee, which in this report considers how well NASA's current Astrophysics program addresses the strategies, goals, and priorities outlined in the two NRC reports; evaluates progress toward realization of those goals; and suggests mechanisms by which the scientific value of the implemented program can be optimized.
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, re-examining mission safety and assurance requirements to achieve an appropriate match with mission size, relaxing deorbit requirements for smaller spacecraft in low-cost missions, and finding improved ways to establish and maintain effective international collaborations on missions of all sizes. Recommendation 2: NASA should consider changes in its advisory structure to shorten the path between advisory groups and relevant managers so as to maximize the relevance, utility, and timeliness of advice as well as the quality of the dialogue with advice givers.
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