Review of the Science Mission Directorate's (SMD's) Draft Science Plan: Letter Report (2006)

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Appendix D Relevant Recent NRC Reports CROSS-PROGRAM REPORTS Assessment of Mission Size Trade-offs for NASA’s Earth and Space Science Missions, 2000 “On Continuing Assessment of Technology Development in NASA’s Office of Space Science,” letter report, 2000 “On the Space Science Enterprise Draft Strategic Plan,” letter report, 2000 Assessment of the Usefulness and Availability of NASA’s Earth and Space Mission Data, 2002 “Assessment of NASA’s Draft 2003 Space Science Enterprise Strategy,” letter report, 2003 Principal-Investigator-Led Missions in the Space Sciences, 2005 Science in NASA’s Vision for Space Exploration, 2005 Review of Goals and Plans for NASA’s Space and Earth Sciences, 2006 An Assessment of Balance in NASA’s Science Programs, 2006 ASTROPHYSICS Astronomy and Astrophysics in the New Millennium, 2000 Connecting Quarks with the Cosmos, 2003 “Review of Progress in Astronomy and Astrophysics Toward the Decadal Vision,” letter report, 2005 Assessment of Options for Extending the Life of the Hubble Space Telescope: Final Report, 2005 The Astrophysical Context of Life, 2005 EARTH SCIENCE1 Ensuring the Climate Record from the NPP and NPOESS Meteorological Satellites, 2000 Issues in the Integration of Research and Operational Satellite Systems for Climate Research: Part I. Science and Design, 2000 Review of NASA’s Earth Science Enterprise Research Strategy for 2000-2010, 2000 The Role of Small Satellites in NASA and NOAA Earth Observation Programs, 2000 Issues in the Integration of Research and Operational Satellite Systems for Climate Research: Part II. Implementation, 2001 Review of NASA’s Earth Science Enterprise Applications Program Plan, 2002 Satellite Observations of the Earth’s Environment: Accelerating the Transition of Research to Operations, 2003 “Assessment of NASA’s Draft 2003 Earth Science Enterprise Strategy,” letter report, 2003 Utilization of Operational Environmental Satellite Data: Ensuring Readiness for 2010 and Beyond, 2004 Earth Science and Applications from Space: Urgent Needs and Opportunities to Serve the Nation, 2005 HELIOPHYSICS The Sun to the Earth⎯and Beyond: A Decadal Research Strategy in Solar and Space Physics, 2002 Solar and Space Physics and Its Role in Space Exploration, 2004 Plasma Physics of the Local Cosmos, 2004 PLANETARY SCIENCE New Frontiers in the Solar System: An Integrated Exploration Strategy, 2002 Review of the Next Decade of Mars Architecture, 2006 ______________________ 1 Reflects only SSB reports, but not all NRC reports, on Earth science. 23