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Appendix D: NASA Short Paper: Office of Space Science's Written Response to the 1998 Space Studies Board Report Supporting Research and Data Analysis in NASA's Science Programs
Pages 15-21

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... An example is Me `'Living With a Star" initiative, which explicitly includes development, research, and data analysis components. For "DA", data analysis for operating missions: For major missions in Weir prime phase, the OSS Strategic Planning process provides the balance and relevance test with respect to the OSS strategic goals and objectives.
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From page 17...
... (Ref: National Research Council (NRC) , Space Studies Board, "On NASA Field Center Science and Scientists," letter to NASA Chief Scientist France Cordova, March 29,1995; NRC, Space Studies Board and the Committee on Space Biology and Medicine, "On Peer Review in NASA Life Sciences Programs," letter to Dr.
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From page 18...
... 2e) Explore approaches for providing peer review and oversight of infrastructure investments, which should include regular evaluation of a facility's role and contribution as a national academic 18
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From page 19...
... Management of the Research and Data Analysis Programs Finding: The median of NASA research grants to universities decreased in constant [Y 1995 dollars from $64,000 per year in BY 1986 to $59,000 in FY 1995 for the Office of Space Science disciplines, remained relatively net at S79,000 for Earth science disciplines, and grew from $69,000 to $100,000 for life and microgravity science disciplines during the period from 1986 to 1995 (Section 4.4, Figure 43~. (These award sizes compare to a median of $85,000 at the National Science Foundation and a mean of between $110,000 and S120,000 at the Environmental Protection Agency.)
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From page 20...
... , with sensitivity to the advantages of the academic environment but guided by peer review of scientific and technical merit. Response: OSS has a strong tradition of basing SR&T selections on open, side-by-side peer review, regardless of whether the research is conducted at universities, NASA centers, industry, or over locations.
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From page 21...
... that are actually performing the worm These data should be gathered and reported annually and used to inform regular evaluations of R&DA activities (Recommendations 1 and 2~. One approach would be to itemize the following elements in the budget: theoretical investigations; new instrument development; exploratory or supporting ground-based and suborbital research; interpretation of data from space missions; management of data; support of U.S.
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