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... Canizares, on behalf of the Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics, sent the following letter to Dr. Hugh Van Horn, director of the National Science Foundation's Division of Astronomical Sciences.
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... The CAA recommends that the modified FIP should require a substantial amount of observing time in return for instrument support and that the NSF in its Request for Proposals should set a minimum acceptable return factor. Such a modified program would retain the essential features of the OIR report's recommended program but would more fairly reward the independent observatories for their success in obtaining observatory construction and operating funds.
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... To comment on this Web page or report an error, please send feedback to the Space Studies Board. Subscribe to e-newsletters | Feedback | Back to Top http://www7.nationalacademies.org/ssb/fipmember.html (1 of 2)
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... The overall objective is to encourage progress in astronomy and astrophysics and to assist the federal government in planning programs in these fields. OIR Panel Statement of Task The charge to the panel consists of three points: Assess the context in which optical and infrared astronomy will be pursued in the coming decade, including existing and planned instruments worldwide, NASA missions, and likely technological developments.
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