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Science Mission Directorate Update

This presentation provides an overview of the Science Mission Directorate's programs and recent accomplishments in planetary science, earth science, astrophysics, and heliophysics. It also includes updates on mission launches, budget status, and education and public outreach efforts.

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Science Mission Directorate Update

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  1. Science Mission DirectorateUpdate Presentation to National Council of NASA Space Grant DirectorsMing-Ying Wei, SMD Education and Public Outreach Lead2 March 2007

  2. Division Program SMD Programs Science Mission Directorate * Planetary Science Division Earth Science Division Astrophysics Division Heliophysics Division Hubble Space Telescope New Frontiers Living with a Star Earth System Science Pathfinder Mars Exploration Solar Terrestrial Probes Navigator Earth Systematic Missions Discovery James Webb Space Telescope New Millennium Applied Sciences Solar System Research Earth Science Research Explorers SOFIA Deep Space Mission Systems Cassini GLAST ESS Multimission Ops ISSC: Herschel/Planck Other Agency Support Programs Ground Network Universe Research Heliophysics Research Beyond Einstein

  3. SMD Organization Associate Administrator (AA) (M. Cleave) Deputy AA (C. Hartman) Deputy AA for Programs(M. Luther) Deputy AA for Technology (G. Komar) Chief Engineer (K. Ledbetter) Chief Scientist (P. Hertz) HeliophysicsDivision Dir. (R. Fisher) Deputy (C. Gay) Management &Policy DivisionDir. (R. Maizel) Earth Science Division Dir. (M. Freilich) Deputy (B. Cramer) Planetary Science Division Dir. (J. Green) Deputy (J. Adams) AstrophysicsDivision Dir. (R. Howard-Act) Deputy (Vacant) Research (J. Kaye) Budget (C. Tupper) Mars Program (D. McCuistion) Flight (T. Hammer - Act) Policy (M. Allen - Act) Administration (D. Woods) Applied Sciences (T. Fryberger)

  4. SMD Status • 1st NRC Decadal Survey for Earth Science released • Availability of small/medium class launch vehicles • Science Plan is in review cycle for release. Will be delivered to Congress soon, and made public at: http://science.hq.nasa.gov/strategy/index.html • Mars Scout selection for Phase-A studies: • Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) • The Great Escape • Discovery selections for Phase-A studies: • Three Full Missions (GRAIL, OSIRIS, Vesper) • Three Missions of Opportunity (DIXI, EPOCh, Stardust-NExT)

  5. SMD Recent Significant Accomplishments • Earth Science • Net Loss of Ice Mass from Greenland quantified (GRACE) • Subglacial lakes and hydraulic systems under Antarctic ice sheets observed (IceSat, MODIS) • Robust, global, inverse relationship between sea-surface temperature and primary productivity documented (SeaWiFS) • Planetary Science • MRO enters primary science phase • MGS discovers new water gullies • Mars Scout selections • Discovery selections • Cassini reveals new rings. Outer E-ring created by Enceladus geysers • Great coverage in media • Cassini in National Geographic • MER in Car & Driver • Astrophysics • Hubble scientists created first three-dimensional map of dark matter distribution in the universe • Chandra revealed evidence of a light echo from Milky Way’s supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A* • Spitzer reveals supernova explosion may topple the ”Pillars of Creation” • JWST reached critical milestone when 9 of 10 technologies reached TRL6 • Heliophysics • Hinode (SOLAR-B) • Three instruments with advanced capability in Vis, EUV, and X-ray wavelengths. • STEREO • 16 instruments on 2 s/c operating nominally • Solar orbits for A and B s/c achieved • Transition to Operations, 01/23/07 • THEMIS to launch February 15 • AIM to launch April

  6. NASA Science Mission Launches (CY06-CY14) Joint NASA - International Partner Mission NASA Mission on US ELV As of 1/31/07 DoD Mission with Substantial NASA Contribution International Mission with Substantial NASA Contribution Reimbursable for NOAA • = Successfully launched to date * = First science flight Kepler IBEX SDO OCO Glory HST SM-4 OSTM GOES-P CINDI Chandrayaan 1 Herschel Planck • New Horizons •  ST-5 •  STEREO •  Cloudsat •  CALIPSO •  GOES-N •  ST-6 •  TWINS-A •  Hinode THEMIS AIM Phoenix GLAST Dawn GOES-O TWINS-B NPP MSL WISE ST-8 Aquarius NOAA-N’ ST-7 MMS MSO Discovery 13 MIDEX-7 GPM Core JWST GPM Const ESSP-7 New Frontiers 3 SMEX-12 RBSP Juno LDCM Mars Scout 2 Discovery 12 SOFIA* 2014 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

  7. SMD AOs and CANs Revised 1/31/07

  8. SMD NRAs - ROSES • SMD receives over 4000 research proposals each year • Approximately 1000 proposals are selected for new awards each year • Over $175M is available for funding for new research awards each year.

  9. Status of FY2007 Budget • H.J. Res. 20 Passed by the House on January 31 • Placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar February 1 • Action may not occur until week of Feb. 12 • Key Features • Funds NASA at the FY2006 level, subject to a .28% across-the-board rescission • Provides $5,251,200,000 for Science • Final amount available to SMD currently under review

  10. FY2008 NASA Budget ($M)

  11. FY06 vs. FY07 Budget* Comparison *FY08 Budget is essentially unchanged from FY07 runout (after accounting for Full Cost Simplification)

  12. SMD Education & Public Outreach Associate Administrator (AA) (M. Cleave) Deputy AA (C. Hartman) Deputy AA for Programs(M. Luther) Deputy AA for Technology (G. Komar) EPO Central - Lead on inter-Divisional Division Rep. - Lead on Division-specific Ming-Ying Wei Larry Cooper Doris Daou Chief Engineer (K. Ledbetter) Chief Scientist (P. Hertz) HeliophysicsDivision Dir. (R. Fisher) Deputy (C. Gay) Management &Policy DivisionDir. (R. Maizel) Earth Science Division Dir. (M. Freilich) Deputy (B. Cramer) Planetary Science Division Dir. (J. Green) Deputy (J. Adams) AstrophysicsDivision Dir. (R. Howard-Act) Deputy (Vacant) Research (J. Kaye) Budget (C. Tupper) Mars Program (D. McCuistion) Flight (T. Hammer - Act) Policy (M. Allen - Act) Administration (D. Woods) Applied Sciences (T. Fryberger) Eric Christian Wei (acting) Liz Burck (Einstein Fellow) Ruth Netting Marilyn Lindstrom Hashima Hasan

  13. SMD/EPO Programmatic Highlights • NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship Program • SMD/EPO Program Element E.6 in ROSES 2006 • Student Collaboration Program Definition Team • Open call through a Dear Colleague letter • Finite duration ending with the submission of a final report • International “Science” Years • Polar (IPY) http://www.us-ipy.gov/ http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/IPY/ http://passporttoknowledge.com/polar-palooza/ • Heliophysical (IHY) http://ihy2007.org/ • Electronic Geophysical Year (eGY) http://www.egy.org/ • Astronomy (IYA) http://www.astronomy2009.org/

  14. 2006 Word of the Year • American Dialect Society Winner (57) To pluto/be plutoed: to demote or devalue someone or something, as happened to the former planet Pluto when the General Assembly of IAU decided Pluto no longer met its definition of a planet Runner-up (43) Climate canary: an organism or species whose poor health or declining numbers hint at a larger environmental catastrophe on the horizon http://www.americandialect.org/

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