Planetary Science Division Research Capability Management
Jonathan A. R. Rall Planetary Research Director
Charge
Coordinated with • Ames Research Center • Glenn Research Center • Goddard Space Flight Center • Jet Propulsion Laboratory • Johnson Space Center • Marshall Space Flight Center
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Why Planetary Science?
Ascertain the content, origin, and evolution of the solar system and the potential for life elsewhere
• *Explore and observe the objects in the solar systemto understand how they formed and evolve
• *Advance the understanding of how the chemical andphysical processes in our solar system operate, interactand evolve
• *Explore and find locations where life could haveexisted or could exist today.
• Improve our understanding of the origin and evolutionof life on Earth to guide our search for life elsewhere
• *Identify and characterize objects in the solarsystem that pose threats to Earth, or offerresources for human exploration
Planetary science observations of primitive
bodies provides direct measurements of early solar system conditions
Astrophysics observations of stellar
lifecycle inform and constrain theories on
the formation of our Sun
Astrophysics observations of
extra-solar planets inform and constrain
theories on the formation of our
solar system
Planetary science observations of airless
surfaces measures record of planetary
impacts
Earth System Science
Planetary system
science and comparative planetology
Heliophysics study of the Sun and its impact on
the Earth & Planetary
bodies
Understanding the Planetary System
Strategies for Exploring the Solar System
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Planetary Decadal Reports from the National Academy of Science
Next update: Mid-Term Report late 2017/Planning for 2021 Decadal Survey
Overview (1 of 2) • * Planetary Science Division (PSD) R&A program has broad objectives
– *Spans many disciplines (atmosphere, magnetosphere, geology, geophysics, geochemistry/composition, physics/dynamics, astrobiology; …)
– *PI-led/team focused research, experimental/laboratory, sample science, analogue field campaigns, modeling, data analysis, facilities and instrument development, …
– *Vibrant in-house activities primarily at three centers (GSFC, ARC, JSC) + JPL and smaller efforts at MSFC & GRC
– *Vibrant/growing external community – *Directed and competed approaches
• * PSD organization, guiding documents, and plans (near to long-term) are clear and stable – *Decadal Survey recommendations (2011) address research as well as for future
missions – *SMD Science Plan (2014) – details PSD research organization, structure, objectives,
and approaches (durable strategic objectives) • * Sustained, multipronged communication pathways are essential management foundation
– *Annual ROSES call lists planned future solicitations along with those in current year – *PSD presence/presentations at most science team and community meetings (AG’s) – *Planetary Town Hall’s at major conferences (AAS-DPS, AGU, LPSC)
Overview (2 of 2) • * No single, algorithmic management approach for optimizing R&A capabilities at the Division
(PSD) level is possible – *Broad (and interacting) scientific objectives – * Multitude of approaches, Centers, and communities (academic, non-profit,for-profit) – * Interagency and international context/coordination (DoE, USGS, ESA, JAXA, ISRO, etc.) – * NASA’s governance structure allows direct Center input to, and decisions by, the AA –
bypassing PSD and SMD
• * Guiding Principles/Approaches – *Accomplishments – *Balance – *Communications – * Collaboration and leveraging (PSD R&A Capability Management leads and coordinates)
• * Capability Management Examples – * Gaps – Developing needed capabilities that didn’t exist for planetaryresearch – * Under-utilized Resources – taking greater advantage of Center capabilities – * Apparent Duplication – Ensuring complementarity, not overlap
• * Success is demonstrated when we make progress against our strategic objectives (GPRM-MA), Decadal priorities, and recognize advances by the general planetary science community
Capability Leadership Roles
• * Advises Agency and ensures proper alignment across Missions and Centers.
• * Establishes plans & roadmaps to provide technical guidance to the Agency.
• * Determine gap areas for advancement and strategic investment.
• * Advises on capability sizing and strategic hiring, including contracting, across all Centers.
• * Determines investments and divestments within capability scope, including advising Centers on assets.
• * Solicits innovative ideas from outside the capability area.
• * Establishes standards and specifications within capability scope
Managing Capability • * Restructure of R&A program – to better align with PSD strategic
goals (2014 Science Plan)
• * PSD is the primary funding source for planetary science in theUS, presents unique challenges
• * Recent baseline review of PSD funded facilities & RPIFs
• * How are we coordinating across the divisions – *Joint R&A program elements (Origins -> Exoplanets, Habitable Worlds, Living
With a Star)
– *Overlapping mission science (MAVEN, Juno, MESSENGER,ARTEMIS/THEMIS, Kepler)
– *Comparative Climatology Workshops (2012 & 2015) • *PSD will release a new R&A program element, Emerging Topics in Planetary
Science (ETIPS) to cover comparative climatology/planetology in ROSES 2017 – *NEXSS NASA’s Nexus for Exoplanet System Science
• *All four science divisions in SMD participate
NExSS Implementation – novel approach
PSD Exoplanet Research Program (XRP)
Exoplanet characterization Protoplanetary Disks Planet Formation Comparative Planetology
Astrophysics Exoplanet Detection Star Characterization Existing Mission Data
Analysis JWST
Heliophysics Detection of planetary
magnetospheres Stellar winds
Radiative Habitability
PSD Astrobiology Comparative Planetology Planetary atmospheres Exoplanet Detection Biosignatures Habitability
Earth Sciences
Review of Planetary Science Division funded Facilities
• Two separate reviews – NASA facilities
• Ames Vertical Gun Range (AVGR) • Planetary Aeolian Lab (PAL) • Glenn Extreme Environments Rig (GEER) • Reflectance Lab (Relab) – Brown University
– Regional Planetary Image Facilities • No serious, external peer-review of either the Facilities or the
RPIF’s in decades • Review outcomes
– Possible divestment of facilities – Possible future solicitation for new, needed facilities (sample return
analysis labs?)
~ www.lpi.usra.edu .,d-fac lltles/
NASA's Planetary Science Division Facilities
NASA's Planetary Science Division Facilities
NASA's PLANETARY Sc1ENCE D1v1s10N FACILITIES
NASA's Planetary Science Division (PSD) Is evolVing how it deals with funded facilities. As part of this activity, NASA is working to identify current facilities, how they are working, and the extent to which they serve the science needs of the broader planetary community. ConsequenUy, NASA's PSD has released an RFI to the Planetary Science Community and will hold a special session on this topic at the 2016 LPSC meeting and is inviting members of the community to submit abstracts for oral or poster presentation, describing their facility, its capabilities, its uses, and its potential service to the community at large. This process is initiated in the effort to assess best practices and identify a series of lessons learned, as well as provide information for future plans and strategies supporting a balanced PSD R&A portfolio.
Managed for NASA by USRA's Lunar and Planetary Institute
www.lpi.usra.edu/psd-facilities/
NASA Regional Planetary Image Facilities (RPIF)
• A system of planetary image libraries, • Established in 1977 • Each facility's general holding contains images and maps of planets and
their satellites taken by solar system exploration spacecraft. – Maintain photographic & digital data – Mission documentation – Cartographic data.
• Primarily reference centers for browsing, studying, and selecting lunarand planetary photographic and cartographic materials.
• Experienced staff can assist scientists, educators, students, media, and the public in ordering materials for their own use.
**Review completed awaiting final report and path forward**
NASA REGIONAL PLANETARY IMAGE FACILITIES 2014
Arizona State University, Ronald Greeley Center for Planetary Studies Director: Dr. David Williams Manager: David Nelson
Brown University, Northeast Regional Planetary Data Center Director: Dr. Pete Schultz Manager: Peter Neivert
Cornell University, Spacecraft Planetary Imaging Facility Director: Dr. Alex Hayes Manager: RickKline
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Regional Planetary Image Facility Director: Dr. Bob Anderson Manager: Jeffrey Schroeder
Lunar and Planetary Institute, Center for Information and Research Services Director: Dr. Paul Spudis Manager: Mary Ann Hager
National Air and Space Museum (Smithsonian), Center for Earth and Planetary Studies Director: Dr. Thomas Watters Manager: Rosemary Aiello
University of Arizona, Space Imagery Center Director: Dr. Shane Byrne Manager: Maria Schuchardt
University of Hawaii, Pacific Regional Planetary Data Center Director: Dr. Peter Mouginis-Mark Manager: Dr. Chris Peterson
USGS Astrogeology Science Center, Regional Planetary Information Facility Director: Dr. Justin Hagerty Manager: David Portree
Planetary Program Architecture Recommended by the Planetary Decadal Survey
Large Missions (“Flagship”-scale)
“Recommended Program” (budget increase for JEO new start)
1) Mars Astrobiology Explorer-Cacher – descoped
2) Jupiter Europa Orbiter (JEO) – descoped
3) Uranus Orbiter & Probe (UOP)
4/5) Enceladus Orbiter & Venus Climate Mission
“Cost Constrained Program” (based on FY11 Request)
1) Mars Astrobiology Explorer-Cacher – descoped
2) Uranus Orbiter & Probe (UOP)
“Less favorable” budget picture than assumed
(e.g., outyears in FY12 request)
Descope or delay Flagship mission
Discovery $500M (FY15) cap per mission (exclusive of launch vehicle) and 24 month cadence for selection
New Frontiers $1B (FY15) cap per mission (exclusive of launch vehicle) with two selections during 2013-22
Research & Analysis (5% above final FY11 amount then ~1.5%/yr)
Technology Development (6-8%)
Current Commitments (ie: Operating Missions)
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Findings from the NRC report: An Enabling Foundation for NASA’s Earth and Space Science Missions (2010)
• NASA should ensure that SMD mission-enabling activities are linked to the strategic goals of the agency and of SMD.
• NASA’s SMD should develop and implement an approach to actively managing its portfolio of mission-enabling activities.
• NASA should increase the number of scientifically and technically capable program officers so that they can devote an appropriate level of attention to the tasks of actively managingthe portfolio of research… [we have addressed this concern,but not through reorganization of the portfolio]
• NASA response was in agreement with these recommendations
“By explicitly tying the ROSES solicitations…to the SMD Science Plan research objectives, SMD ensures that sponsored research contributes directly and substantially to Agency goals.”
Role of NASA Centers in Planetary Research • NASA centers are significant participants in the PSD R&A programs • Universities are the largest participant in PSD R&A program • Non-profit institutes play as large a role in PSD R&A as do NASA Centers • Database including 11,926 proposals submitted to PSD between ROSS04 and ROSES12
Institution Selection % Funds %
NASA Centers & JPL 13.5% 15.9%
Universities 61.8% 60.4%
Non-profits 18.7% 14.8%
Other Government 4.4% 6.8%
Companies 1.5% 2.0%
• Vast majority of our awards (80.5%) are to extramural researchers
• And 75.2% of the funds awarded went to extramural researchers at universities and non-profits.
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Planetary Science Research Capabilities
Snapshot (FY 2014/2015 Average) ARC GSFC JPL JSC
FTEs 29.5 98.6 16.8
WYEs 76 210 59.9
FTEs ($M) 5.6 16.8 2.7
WYEs ($M) 12.2 26.3
Procurement ($M) 1.9 14.2 11.9
Total People (FTEs + WYEs) 105.5 308.6 76.8
Total Funding ($M) 19.7 57.3 14.7
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Center-Based Activities NOT Solicited Through Typical ROSES Process
• Certain large, ongoing efforts that serve broader community have been supported through non-competitive mechanisms
– Mars Climate Modeling Center (ARC) – Astrocuration (JSC) – Planetary Technology (GRC) – JPL - PDS Nodes (Engineering & NAIF) – Radioisotope Power Source (RPS) (non-nuclear) Fundamental research in power
systems/production (GRC) – Advanced Multi-Mission Operations System (AMMOS - JPL) – NEOO (60% competed/40% non-competed) – Mars Critical Data Products (CDP – JPL) – Planetary Science Program Support (PSPS – JPL)
• Attempt to offer new CS funding model through Science Enabling R&A (SERA) pilot program
– Astrobiology Habitable Environments Database (AHED - ARC)
– Low Temperature Planetary Analogs (LTPA - ARC)
– MSFC Noble Gas Research Laboratory (MNGRL) (MSFC)
– Cosmic Dust Analog Production Laboratory (GSFC)
PSD Management of R&A Capability at Centers
• Identification & mitigation of Gaps • Identification & mitigation of Underutilized
Capacity • Avoidance of Unnecessary Duplication
GAP # 1: PSD Instrument Development programs stop short of “mission-ready” status - TRL 6
• The gap: Planetary Science Division had parallel instrument development programs, PIDDP, ASTID, MIDP) that addressed instrument development from TRL 1-6 but insufficient funds to cross the TRL 4 to 6 “Valley of Death”.
• Action Taken: Eliminated three parallel programs and created two serial instrument development programs, increased grant size of MatISSE program up to $1M/year
• Planetary Instrument Concept to Advance Solar System Observations (PICASSO) TRL 1-4
• Maturation of Instruments for Solar System Exploration (MatISSE) TRL 4-6
• Programmatic Result: Four ROSES solicitation cycles have been completed, two PICASSO calls (ROSES 2013 & 2014) and two MatISSE calls (ROSES 2012 & 2014) a total of 42 activities have been selected (10 with principal investigators from NASA Centers and 14 JPL).
• Programmatic Impact: Instruments developed in PICASSO & MatISSE (along with legacy instrument programs) have been selected for several recent planetary missions.
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Recent Instrument Development Technology Infusions in the PSD
Program Funding
Date Selected for Flt Mission Flight Mission PI Name PI Institution Technology Developed Instrument
SIMPLEx Aug 2015 CubeSat Mission via CLSI Josh Colwell UCF
Particle Aggregation Experiment Q-PACE CubeSat
PICASSO, SIMPLEx Aug 2015
CubeSat Mission via SLS EM-1 Craig Hardgrove ASU Neutron Spectrometer LunaH_Map CubeSat
PIDDP ESA/JUICE Gim Yonggyu JPL Rad Hard RF Transmitter RIME Instrument
PIDDP, MatISSE May 2015 EuropaClipper ZoltanSternovsky SwRI InSitu Dust Analyzer SUDA Instrument
PIDDP May 2015 EuropaClipper Gim Yonggyu JPL Rad Hard RF Transmitter REASON Instrument
MatISSE May 2015 EuropaClipper Diana Blaney JPL Mapping spectrometer MISE Instrument
PIDDP May 2015 EuropaClipper Hunter Waite SwRI Multi bounce mass spectrometer Mass Spectrometer
PIDDP May 2015 EuropaClipper Kurt Retherford SwRI Ultraviolet Spectrograph Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) Instrument
PIDDP July 2014 Mars 2020 Roger Wiens Los Almos Nat Lab LIBS/Raman/Imager
SuperCam Instrument ( An upgraded Version of Churiosity's Chem Cam)
PIDDP July 2014 Mars 2020 AbigailAllwood JPL X-ray Florescence Spectrometer PIXL Instrument
PIDDP, ASTEP, ASTID, July 2014 Mars 2020 Luther Beagle JPL UV Spectrometer SHERLOC Instrument
PIDDP Mars Curiosity Roger Wiens Los Almos Nat Lab LIBS/Raman ChemCam Instrument
PIDDP Mars Curiosity David Blake ARC X-ray Difraction & X-ray fluorescence CheMin Instrument
PIDDP Mars Curiosity Paul Mahaffy GSFC Mass Spec / GC Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) Instrument
GAP # 2: Enable US Investigators to Participate in non-US Satellite Missions
• The gap: US investigators had no predictable way to get support to participate in non-US satellite missions; the normal R&A peer-review process was not set up for longer-term efforts with minimal near-term scientific return
• Action Taken: Creation of new, dedicated funding line – “International Missions Contributions (IMC)” in Raptor after single (2009) call of U.S. Participating Investigator program • Currently have two active calls, Hayabusa-2 Participating Scientist Program (PSP) and Akatsuki
PSP • Expect release of Rosetta Data Analysis Program for U.S. investigators in FY17.
• Programmatic Result: Two IMC calls have been completed and 17 Principal Investigators were selected - 4 from NASA centers
• Programmatic Impact: US investigators have formally supported non-US planetary missions at various stages ² Partner agencies whose missions have been supported include ESA, JAXA 6
GAP # 2: Enable US Investigators to Participate in foreign mission - Hayabusa 2 Task Title
Measurement of Cosmogenic Radionuclides in a Microgram of Hayabusa Samples
Task Lead
Nishiizumi, Kunihiko
Task Institution
University of California, Berkeley
From Point Source to Resolved World: Comprehensive spectro-photometric characterization of 1999 JU3 Moskovitz, Nicholas Lowell Observatory
Participating Archive Scientist for the Hayabusa 2 Asteroid Sample Return Mission Crombie, Mary Indigo Information Services, LLC
Constraining Surface Properties of Asteroid 1999 JU3 using Hayabusa2 Optical Navigation Camera Clear and Color Images Le Corre, Lucille Planetary Science Institute
Exploration of a volatile-rich asteroid from the macro- to the nano-scale Nittler, Larry Carnegie Institution of Washington
Hayabusa 2 Regolith Sample Mineralogical Analysis Zolensky, Michael NASA Johnson Space Center
Spectrophotometric Modeling of Spectrometer and Imager Observations Domingue Lorin, Deborah Planetary Science Institute
Isotopic Studies of Presolar and Hydrothermal Processes in Asteroid 1999 JU3 Regolith Messenger, Scott NASA Johnson Space Center
Constraining Surface Properties of Asteroid 1999 JU3 using Hayabusa2 Optical Navigation Camera Clear and Color Images [USGS task] Becker, Kris USGS, Flagstaff
Investigating hydrated silicates and organic compounds on asteroid 1999 JU3 Takir, Driss USGS Flagstaff
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GAP # 2: Enable US Investigators to Participate in foreign mission - Akatsuki
Task Title Task Lead Task Institution
SPICE for Venus Climate Orbiter Acton, Charles JPL
Observational and Theorectical Constraints on Current Venus Volcanism from Akatsuki UV and IR Imaging Bullock, Mark Southwest Research Institute
Investigation of the Venus Weather as a Participating Scientist in Residence Limaye, Sanjay University of Wisconsin-Madison
Venus Atmosphere Studies with the Akatsuki Lightning Camera Lorenz, Ralph Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab
Combined theoretical and observational multi-disciplinary analysis of the structure and evolution of the clouds and hazes of Venus McGouldrick, Kevin University of Colorado
Detailed Modeling of Venus' Chemical Evolution Jessup, Kandis-Lea Southwest Research Institute
Modeling Venus Atmospheric Dynamics with Data from the Venus Climate Orbiter (Akatsuki) Schubert, Gerald UCLA
Identifying Cloud Properties and Altitude: Spectral Image Cubes to Accompany Akatsuki Image Data Young, Eliot Southwest Research Institute
GAP # 2: Enable US Investigators to Participate in foreign mission – U.S. Participating Investigator program – single call 2009
Task Title Task Lead Task Institution
US Near-Earth Object Surveillance Satellite Science Team Support Tedesco, Edward Planetary Science Institute
USPI Russian Phobos Sample Return Mission (PhSRM) Duxbury, Thomas George Mason University
High-Precision Long-Range Rover Localization and Topographic Mapping using Networked PanCam Images for the ESA ExoMars Rover Mission Li, Rongxing (Ron) The Ohio State University
High-Quality Elemental Maps of the Moon from Analyses of Advanced Orbital Gamma-Ray Data Reedy, Robert Planetary Science Institute
ExoMars SEIS Co-Investigators Banerdt, William Jet Propulsion Laboratory
USPI Russian Phobos Sample Return Mission (PhSRM) - Co-I Acton, Charles Jet Propulsion Lab
US Near-Earth Object Surveillance Satellite Science Team Support - Co-I Chodas, Paul Jet Propulsion Lab
GAP # 3: No dedicated small-sat/cubesat program
▪ The Gap: Planetary Science Division had no dedicated cubesat or small-sat program. This is not an oversight only a delay due to the inherent difficulty of capitalizing on the exponential growth of cubesats at interplanetary distances.
▪ Two Actions Taken: Directed the Interplanetary NanoSpacecraft Pathfinder In Relevant Environment (INSPIRE) cubesat activity to JPL and created new competed program, Small Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration (SIMPLEX)
▪ Expectation is to have a SIMPLEX call corresponding to every planetary mission, Discovery, New Frontiers, Flagship and Directed
▪ Expect to increase size range of cubesats up to 12U once a qualified deployer is available
▪ Programmatic Result: Two full SIMPLEx missions selected and three additional proposals selected for tech development. Of the three selected for tech dev, two are NASA Center PI’s.
▪ Programmatic Impact: Planetary cubesats/small-sats now in development will be available to be co-manifested on SMD planetary missions as well as HEOMD launches of the SLS. In fact, the SLS promises to open up the outer solar system greatly reducing travel time and Phase E costs (cruise).
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SIMPLEx Cube Sat missions & technology development
Task Title Task Lead Task Institution
Diminutive Asteroid Visitor using Ion Drive (DAVID) Landis, Geoffrey NASA Glenn Research Center
Hydrogen Albedo Lunar Orbiter (HALO) Collier, Michael Goddard Space Flight Center
SIMPLEx Mars Orbiter (MMO) Malin, Michael Malin Space Science Systems Inc.
Task Title Task Lead Task Institution
LunaH-Map: Lunar Polar Hydrogen Mapper Hardgrove, Craig Arizona State University
Q-PACE: CubeSat Particle Aggregation and Collision Experiment Colwell, Josh
University of Central Florida
LunaH-Map: Lunar Polar Hydrogen Mapper Babuscia, Allessandra Jet Propulsion Lab
LunaH-Map: Lunar Polar Hydrogen Mapper Colaprete, Anthony NASA Ames
Gap #4: No dedicated organization to coordinate effort across agencies to identify and characterize potentially hazardous asteroids
• The gap: The United States has an effective program for discovering larger NEOs, but we need to improve our capabilities for the identification and characterization of smaller NEOs.
• Action Taken: A new office, the Planetary Defense Coordination Office, was established at NASA HQ to coordinate planetary defense related activities across NASA, and coordinate both US interagency and international efforts and projects to address and plan response to the asteroid impact hazard.
• Programmatic Result: TBD
• Programmatic Impact: TBD
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Underutilized Capacity # 1:
• The underutilized capacity:
• Action Taken:
• Programmatic Result: • • Programmatic Impact:
Planetary Research Capabilities: Minimizing Unnecessary Duplication
ARC GSFC JPL JSC
Cosmochemistry ü Exobiology/Astrobiology ü Instrument Development ü ü ü Lunar Advanced Science ü Mars Fundamental Research ü Outer Planets Research ü Origins of Solar Systems ü Planetary Astronomy ü Planetary Atmospheres ü ü Planetary Geology & Geophysics ü ü
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Center Specialties broken out further NASA ARC (126 NASA GSFC (120 Jet Propulsion Lab NASA JSC (73
Awards) Awards) (163 Awards) Awards)
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Instr
PSPs
SRLD
SDSA
PMDAP
MDAP
LARS
JDAP
DDAP
CDAP
SSO
PPR
OPR
NEOO
MFRP
LASER
PGG
PAST
PATM
EXOB
COS
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MDAP
LARS
JDAP
DDAP
CDAP
SSO
PPR
OPR
NEOO
MFRP
LASER
PGG
PAST
PATM
EXOB
COS
PMDAP
Instr
PSPs
SRLD
SDSA
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MDAP
LARS
JDAP
DDAP
CDAP
SSO
PPR
OPR
NEOO
MFRP
LASER
PGG
PAST
PATM
EXOB
COS
PMDAP
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PSPs
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SDSA
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JDAP
DDAP
CDAP
LARS
SRLD
SDSA
PMDAP
MDAP
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PSPs
Summary: PSD Research Capability Management
• Planetary Science Division (PSD) R&A element has broad objectives
• PSD capabilities and activities reside at Centers, as well as in the community
• PSD R&A organization, guiding documents, and plans are written, clear, and stable
• PSD R&A management depends critically on: – Effective, 2-way communication with Centers and with the Communities – Demonstrable progress against planetary scientific objectives – Appropriate balance of discipline and approach – Detailed PSD/HQ knowledge of all aspects of the R&A program’s activities and plans – Ability to use the full suite of management tools: solicitations, direction, external
collaborations, and leveraging – Demonstrated, effective HQ mitigation and avoidance of GAPS, UNDER-UTILIZED
CAPABILITIES, and UNNECESSARY DUPLICATION
Back Up
PATM 13%
PAST 16%
PGG 7%
LASER 7%
6%
MDAP 5%
OPR
7%
Comparing Specialties at top Centers
NASA GSFC EXOB
CDAP 6%
SSO 5%
MFRP 7%
NASA JPL COS EXOB 4% 2%
CDAP MFRP 5% 5%
PATM 9%
PAST 8%
PGG 10%
LASER 1%
OPR 13%
SSO 5%
MDAP 8%
Inst 30%
NASA ARC COS 1%
MDAP 8%
CDAP 3%
OPR 5%
PAST MFRP 1%
6% 5%
PATM 13%
PGG 13%
LASER
SSO 10%
NASA JSC MDAP
SSO 3%
COS 49%
EXOB 3%
PGG 3%
LASER 12%
MFRP 25%
5%
COS EXOB PATM PAST PGG
LASER
MFRP
OPR SSO CDAP MDAP Inst
Programs with few awards have been removed to improve clarity. Programs with roughly equal numbers of awards have also been removed.
Slides for Capability Management Presentation to ASIP
Cosmochemistry Exobiology Planetary Atmospheres Planetary Astronomy Planetary Geology and Geophysics Lunar Adv. Science and Exploration Research Mars Fundamental Research Program Outer Planets Research Origins of Solar Systems Cassini Data Analysis Mars Data Analysis Instrument Development Programs
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Planetary Spatial Data Infrastructure Inter-Agency Agreement FY2017 Part B
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