The State of the Agency: NASA Future Programs Presentatio

March 4, 2011

Current and Future Science in Spa

Dr. Paul HertzChief Scientist, Science Mission Directorate
NASA’s Strategic Goals

The NASA VisionTo reach for new heights and reveal the unknown, so that what learn will benefit all humankind.The NASA MissionDrive advances in science, technology, and exploration to enhaknowledge, education, innovation, economic vitality, and stewaEarth.

NASA’s Strategic Goals for SMDExpand scientific understanding of the Earth and the universe in live• Earth Science: Advance Earth System Science to meet the ch

climate and environmental change

• Heliophysics: Understand the Sun and its interactions with the 

the solar system

• Planetary Science: Ascertain the content, origin, and evolutio

solar system and the potential for life elsewhere

• Astrophysics: Discover how the universe works, explore how 

and evolved, and search for Earth-like planets


Reconsidering Life on Earth and Beyond -

Bacteria That Use Arsenic Instead of Phosphoru

When grown with As and no P, the microbes had lots of As (panel B), little P (panel D) and was much larger (panel F) compared to cells grown on P and no As (panels C, E, and G, respectively).

This figure shows DNA (green, left)form of DNA with replacing P (red, 

DNA - P D

The As-utilizing microbes 

Mono Lake, a harsh envir

with extremely hig

NASA Satellite Data Overturns Paradi

Ocean Plants and Climate

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Bloom starts in 

Winter!

NASA funded research recently overturned a century-old paradigm on explosive plant growth, known as ‘blooms’, and suggests that future climate warming could be devastating to these economically and environmentally important ocean regions. NASA satellite ocean measurements led to a new theory about the timing and cause of the North Atlantic Bloom. This annual bloom of phytoplankton spans the entire ocean at northern latitudes, and is responsible for feeding marine birds and 

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Michael J. Behrenfeld (2010), “Abandoning Sverdrup’s Critical Depth Hypothesis on phytoplanktoPaper released in the April 2010 issue of Ecology.

latitudes, and is responsible for feeding marine birds and mammals, as well as soaking up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The massive high-latitude phytoplankton blooms are discovered to begin in midwinter when low light, low temperatures, and severe storms make growing conditions poorest (fig. right). 

Nearly a decade of data from the space-bas

Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS) instrument abundance of plant life in the North Atlantic

warmer areas where there is little life, and g

cooler nutrient-rich areas where life is abun
Kepler Discovers ~1200 Planet Candid

Previous NewSix New Exoplanets Confirmed• Kepler has found six confirmed plane

Kepler-11, located ~2000 light years f

• This is the largest group of transiting 

yet discovered outside our solar syste

• The five inner planets comprise the m

planetary system known, with orbits s

• All of the planets orbiting Kepler-11 a

largest ones being comparable in size 

• The planets Kepler-11d, Kepler-11e a

significant amount of light gas, which within a few million years of the syste

New Data Released to Public• Kepler has released data on 155,453 stars and on the 1,235 

planetary candidates that it has discovered in the first 4 months of science operations.

• The planetary candidates include: 68 of Earth-size, 288 of 

super-Earth-size, 662 of Neptune-size, 165 of Jupiter-size, and 19 larger than Jupiter.

• 54 planetary candidates are in the habitable zone of their host 

stars, a region where liquid water could exist on a planet’s surface. The 5 smallest of these range in size from 0.9 to twice the size of the Earth.

• 170 stars show evidence of multiple planetary candidates. 

Planet candidates still require follow-up observations to verify they are actual planets.

New
Hubble Finds Most Distant Galaxy Candid

Seen in Universe

The farthest and one of the very earthe universe appears as a faint red bexposure taken with NASA's Hubble the deepest infrared image taken of object's color, astronomers believe away. The proto-galaxy is only visiwavelengths observable by Hubbletimes, when the first stars and garequire Hubble’s successor, the Jamrequire Hubble’s successor, the Jam(JWST).
Managing the Program ...
Setting Priorities: Space Missions

• Begin with National Research Council decadal survey 

priorities, which are founded on scientific importance

• Missions closer to launch are generally higher priority 

for funding than missions further from launch

• Other factors considered in prioritization include:

– Technology readiness– Mission science interdependencies– Partnership opportunities– Executive and legislative branch mandates– Programmatic considerations

SMD’s Science Plan for 2010• Articulates science questions to be pursued in the

context of national priorities

• Defines and prioritizes missions • Describes the associated research & analysis, 

technology, and related programs http://science.nasa.gov/about-us/science-strateg
SMD General Management Principles

SMD implements its programs according to a set of provprinciples• Substantial progress on NRC decadal surveys in all four s

the measure of success

• Investment choices are based on scientific merit via peer r

open competition

• Active participation by the research community beyond NA

success

• Effective international and interagency partnerships levera

resources and extend the reach of our science results

• A balanced portfolio of space missions and mission-enabl

sustains progress toward NASA’s science goals

• The NASA mandate includes broad public communication

• Accountability, transparent processes, accessible results, 

lessons learned are essential features of this Federal scie
http://science.nasa.gov
Resource Strategic Integration & 

Science Office for 

Mission Assessments

Dir. (LaRC) (B. Perry)

Chief Scientist 

(Paul Hertz)

Associate Administrator (AA) (Ed Weiler)

Deputy AA (Chuck Gay)

Deputy AA for Programs

(Mike Luther)

Strategic & Intl Planning 

Director (Marc Allen)

Senior Advisor

(Colleen Hartman)

Deputy AA for Management

(Roy Maizel)

E/PO Lead(S. Stockman) Research Lead(M. Bernstein)

SMD Organization

* Direct report to NASA Associate Administrator** Co-located from the Front Office

Applied Sciences (L. Friedl - Act)Research (J. Kaye)Flight (S. Volz)

Strategic Integration & 

Management Division

Dir. (D. Woods)

Dep. (G. Williams)

Heliophysics

Division

Dir. (R. Fisher)

Dep. (V. Elsbernd)

Resource 

Management Division

Dir. (C. Tupper)

Dep. (K. Wolf)

Planetary Science

Division

Dir. (J. Green)

Dep. (J. Adams)

Earth Science 

Division

Dir. (M. Freilich)

Dep. (M. Luce)

Mars Exploration(D. McCuistion)Solar System Exploration(J. Adams-Act)Planetary Research(J.Rall) Planetary Protection

Officer (C. Conley)**

Joint Agency 

Satellite Division

Dir. (M. Watkins)

Dep. (D. Schurr)

Technology (GSFC) (G. Komar)
Earth Science

• How is the global Earth system changing? (Characterize)• What are the sources of change in the Earth system and 

their magnitudes and trends? (Understand)

Advance Earth System Science to meet the ch

of climate and environmental change

• How will the Earth system change in the future? (Predict)• How can Earth System Science improve mitigation of and 

adaptation to global change? (Apply)

Terra sfrom thApril 20
Heliophysics

• What causes the Sun to vary?• How do the Earth and the 

Understand the Sun and its interactions wit

Earth and the solar system

heliosphere respond?

• What are the impacts on 

humanity?

First light SDO image from March Credit: NASA/GSFC/AIA
Planetary Science

• What is the inventory of solar system objects 

and what processes are active in and among them?

• How did the Sun’s family of planets, satellites, 

Ascertain the content, origin, and evolution of the s

system and the potential for life elsewhere

• How did the Sun’s family of planets, satellites, 

and minor bodies originate and evolve?

• What are the characteristics of the solar system 

that lead to habitable environments?

• How and where could life begin and evolve in 

the solar system?

• What are characteristics of small bodies and 

planetary environments that pose hazards and/or provide resources?

Victoria Crater from Reconnaissance OrCredit: NASA/JPL-Ca
Astrophysics

• How do matter, energy, space, and time 

behave under the extraordinarily diverse conditions of the cosmos?

Discover how the universe works, explore how the univ

and evolved, and search for Earth-like planets

• How did the universe originate and evolve 

to produce the galaxies, stars, and planets we see today?

• What are the characteristics of planetary 

systems orbiting other stars, and do they harbor life?

Visible view of Pillar and Jets HH 901/902 from Hubble Space TelescopeCredit: NASA, ESA, STScI
*

Science Mission Directorate ($5B)

Planetary Science

Division ($1.5B)

Heliophysics

Division ($0.6B)

Earth Science

Division ($1.7B)

Planetary Science Heliophysics Research 

Earth Science 

SMD ProgramsFY12 President’s Budget Request

Joint Agency 

Satellite Division ($0)

Joint Polar 

James Webb Telesco

Program Office ($0.4

New Frontiers

Mars Exploration

Discovery

Planetary Science 

Research

Living with a Star

Solar Terrestrial

Probes

Heliophysics Explorer

Earth System

Science Pathfinder

Earth Systematic

Missions

Heliophysics Research 

Earth Science 

Research

Applied Sciences

Earth Science 

Technology

ESS Multi-mission Ops Outer Planets

Planetary Science

Technology

Lunar Quest

Joint Polar 

Satellite System

Landsat Follow-on

GOES Program

Climate Sensors
SMD Scientific Research

•Basic and applied research

– All areas of SMD science– Data analysis, field campaigns, theory, computing, bas

mission concepts, etc.

– Complete suborbital investigations using sounding roc

balloons, airborne campaigns

•Emphasizes NASA relevance

– Must further NASA’s strategic goals and objectives in s– Must require use of space– Distinguishes NASA from NSF, DOE, etc.

•Common mechanisms

– Competitive grants via ROSES– Open to universities, industry, NASA Centers, other Go

agencies

•Yearly investment totals about $600 million
SMD Technology Development

• Focuses on mid-term requirements• Emphasizes instrumentation

– Also nuclear power systems, in-space propulsion, and 

performance computing

• Several mechanisms

– Competitive grants via ROSES– Focused technology development in space science fun

lines during pre-formulation

– Earth Science technology program centrally managed 

Science Technology Office at GSFC

– Instrument development and demonstration via sound

altitude balloons, and research aircraft

• Yearly investment totals about $260 million• Does not duplicate Office of Chief Technologist (OCT) 
Education and Public Outreach

• SMD policy calls for each mission to allocate at least 1% 

of the mission budget for education and public outreach 

(E/PO) activities

To share the story, the science, and the adventure of scientific explorations of our home planet, the solar sand the universe beyond...

(E/PO) activities

• SMD funds E/PO activities as elements proposed as part 

of competitively-selected research and research-enabling programs

• SMD engages in collaborations with such organizations 

as: 1) NASA Museum Alliance for science centers, museums, and planetariums and 2) Boys Scouts/Girl Scouts, 4-H clubs, and Boy’s and Girl’s Clubs of America

• SMD’s E/PO programs are coordinated with the NASA 

Office of Education
Status and Outlook ...
SMD FY12 Budget Strategy

• Be responsive to the science community by supporting th

established in the NRC Decadal Surveys and emphasizinpeer review.

• Be responsive to national priorities.

• Per usual SMD practice, each Theme manages within its 

envelope (with the exception of minor near-term zero-sum address pressing issues).

• Budget projects in development to a LCC reflecting a 70% 

schedule confidence level (JCL). 

• Actively refine the cost ranges for projects in formulation t

budget estimates as these projects make their way througand B.
Upcoming Launches


Earth Science 

Major FY10 Accomplishments

• Selected Science/Applications Results:

• GRACE precisely measured aquifer draw-downs in California and Indian subco Sustained, rapid support to interagency, national, and international disas

and Chile earthquakes, Iceland volcano, Gulf oil spill)

 Global Hawk UAS capability proven for science utility: GloPAC Global Ha

and GRIP Combined Aircraft hurricane campaign

• IceBridge Arctic and Antarctic campaigns continued; ICESCAPE cruise succes

• Five Earth Venture-1 airborne campaigns selected and initiated• Climate Initiative Plan developed• Flight Mission Accomplishments

 Completed development and launched NOAA’s GOES-P (now GOES-15)• NASA shipped Aquarius to Argentina for integration, and SAC-D to Brazil for e LDCM and GPM were confirmed after CDR (Agency commitment to cost a

 OCO-2 development remains on track for 2/2013 launch; LV selected, OC

confirmed for Implementation

 All instruments integrated onto NPP, cleared for environmental test, grou

all support 10/2011 LRD

• ICESat-1 deorbit following added GPS campaign and DSCOVR Earth instrume

initiated
NASA’s Next Science Launch: Glory

03.--.11

Glory will collect data on aaerosols to enable a greatof the seasonal variability properties and on solar irrlong-term effects on the Erecord. Glory will fly as paconstellation of Earth-obsthat orbits the Earth once 

Ason 

Glory observatory in the clean room

Glory’s position in Glory encapsulationthe A-Train
Aquarius: Measuring Sea Surface Sal

06.09.11

Aquarius will contribute understanding and predcirculation, the Earth’s hclimate through global, measurements of sea sAquarius is an internatiomission between NASA (Argentina), with additio

Artist Rendition of Observatory in or

Aquarius/SAC-D observatory in Brazil after Environmental Testing

from Brazil, Italy, Franc
NPOESS Preparatory Project

10.25.11

NPP’s five-instrument suite of avisible, infrared, and microwavsounders will improve the accuobservations, advance Earth senable expanded applications measurements for societal benweather forecasting capabilitie

VIIRS CrIS

ATMS

CERES OMPS

weather forecasting capabilitieNASA has worked closely with developing NPP.

Ason 

NPP observatory in the clean room

Smoke 

Glory’s position in the A-TrainHurricane Ike Forecast Heavy Dust over the Persian Gulf
Earth Science 

FY11 and FY12 Planned Accomplishm

• Successfully launch Aquarius, Glory, and NPP• Integration and testing phase for LDCM in preparation for a Dec. 

• PDR / KDP-C for ICESat-2• Phase B/C for SMAP

• 2nd Earth Venture solicitations will be released (EV-Instrument, EV-Sm• 2nd Earth Venture solicitations will be released (EV-Instrument, EV-Sm• Major field campaign dedicated to SMAP, including evaluation of SMO• Field campaigns and science results from all 5 EV-1 airborne inv• Completion of the next generation Geodetic Network prototype station• Important R&A results from the IceBridge mission - Bed maps of key 

Antarctica and Greenland that will improve models of sea level rise

Joint Agency Satellite Division

In FY 2010, NASA established the Joint Agency Satellite Diviswithin the Science Mission Directorate at Headquarters, to maNASA work conducted for other agencies on a fully-reimbursa

• Builds on NASA’s 40-year history of successfully executing 

on behalf of other civilian agencies, including POES, GOETIROS 

• Requirements and budget are established by our custome

and USGS 

– while NASA is responsible for system engine

spaceflight hardware development and acquisition

• Applies the same project management processes to ensur

success for reimbursable missions that are standard for NAprograms. Focuses on efficiently managing operational saacquisitions.

• Continuing projects in FY 2012 are the NOAA-funded JPSS-1, 

GOES-R, GOES-S, Jason 3, and DSCOVR (pending FY11 appropriations) missions. New projects entering formulation in are USGS-funded Landsat 9 and 10 missions.

Heliophysics 

Major FY10 Accomplishments

 The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) launched in Feb 2010 and was 

April 2010.

 Heliophysics Decadal Survey kicked off in Sept 2010.

• Solar Probe Plus Instrument selections announced in Sept 2010.• BARREL completed successful Confirmation Assessment.• RBSP completed mission CDR Dec 2009 and MMS completed the Observ

2010

• Solar Orbiter Collaboration completed SRR/SDR/PNAR Review in Sept 201• IRIS completed KDP-C in July 2010 and was approved to proceed into Impl• Completed Senior Review of operating missions, approving continuation of 

missions and 25 spacecraft.

• On June 28, 2010, Voyager 2 completed 12,000 days of continuous operati

on August 20, 1977, having traveled more than 21 billion kilometers on its wthe planets toward interstellar space. 

 The second comprehensive sky map of our solar system showing its l

Way galaxy was constructed from IBEX data and showed changes ove

• Repurposed 2 of the 5 THEMIS spacecraft into unique lunar orbit (ARTEMIS• Science highlights provided in backup
New Data Products from SDO

(right) Relationship of solar mag05 Dec 2010 composite image coMillion K and disk magnetic field dpolarity, orange = S field polarity) 

(left) Temperature of the solar coronal structure: 05 Dec 2010 Three wavelength color composite image demonstrating temperature distribution in the solar corona 
Heliophysics

FY11 and FY12 Planned Accomplishm

Solar Orbiter Collaboration will be brought to KDP-B Solar Probe Plus will conduct an initial confirmation 

(ICA) at the end of phase A

• Recently selected Solar Probe Plus instruments will mak

progress toward initial confirmation assessment

• IRIS (Heliophysics) SMEX mission completed CDR• Robust Sounding Rocket program will be capable of sup

launches per year

• 14 operating missions will be supported using 26 spacec

MMS will complete KDP-D Review and start Phase DHeliophysics Decadal Survey will be completed 

Planetary Science 

Major FY10 Accomplishments

 MSL, Juno and GRAIL all started Assembly, Test, and Launch Op

• Successfully completed PDR for both LADEE and MAVEN

– Both confirmed to proceed into implementation phase with LRDs o

 Selected five instruments (4-US, 1-European) in Aug ’10, to fly on 

ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter 2016 mission

– ESA completed ExoMars PDR in December ’10, and proceeded to 

phase

• Completed Cassini Equinox Mission and began the Solstice Mission• Spirit/Opportunity 7th anniversary in January ‘11, and the 50th annivers

Astrobiology

 Released AO for the Discovery 12 mission – Proposals received 

• Supported successful JAXA Hayabusa asteroid sample return in June 

participating scientists

 Comet encounters Hartley 2 November ’10, and Tempel 1 in Febr

• Concept studies completed and under review for New Frontiers 3; Sup

Rosetta flyby of asteroid Lutetia Aug ’10
Juno Nearing Completion for Launch

08.05.11 

Juno 

Juno Solar Array Deployment
GRAIL Nearing Completion for Launc

GRAIL-A in Assembly
Mars Science Laboratory

11.25.11 Launch

SAM Installation

Assembled Space

Descent Stage

Rover Driving Test
Planetary Science 

FY11 and FY12 Planned Accomplishm

 Having successfully launched Juno (Aug 2011), GRAIL (Sept 2011) and MSL 

– Juno will be on its way to Jupiter – GRAIL will start science and data collection through FY12 – MSL will successfully land on Mars in 2012 and begin its science data c

• MAVEN will go into final phases of development in FY12 for 2013 LRD 2016 ExoMars/Trace Gas Orbiter mission will conduct a NASA Confirmation 

 Pending Decadal Survey results, possibly: – Down-select a New Frontiers-3 mission in late FY11

– Down-select a New Frontiers-3 mission in late FY11 – Select Discovery-12 in FY11/12 – LADEE enters final phases of development in FY12 for 2013 LRD  MESSENGER will perform Mercury orbit insertion in March 2011, followed b

collection in FY12  Dawn will perform Vesta orbit insertion in July 2011, collect science data, aCeres in FY12 • ARSG will complete its engineering unit and continue with life testing in FY12 • Study for the restart of PU-238 production completed by DoE and initiate product

• Continue with science grant selections and awards in the R&A program in FY11 a• Continued acceleration of the identification and characterization of Near-Earth Ob

Astrophysics 

Major FY10 Accomplishments

• WISE was commissioned, completed it’s required entire sky IR survey, 

near earth objects of the entire sky, and is now in decommissioning

• SOFIA completed replan and is on track to meet planned milestones• SOFIA completed First Light flight including imaging Jupiter in the IR ra

• Senior Review recommended funding priorities for all operating Astroph• Balloon project has responded to and is implementing the recommenda

Investigation Board, due to incident during the Australia campaign Sprin

• Completed the 2010 Decadal Survey of Astronomy and Astrophysics• Science highlights provided in backup
Stratospheric Observatory For Infrare

Astronomy (SOFIA)

1st Flight (Aircraft Functional Checks) 1st Open Door Flight First Light Opportunity Envelope Expansion #2 Initiation of Science Flights withFORCAST (US-developed imager) Science Flights with GREAT begin Guest Observation Flights Begin Commissioning of HIPO & FLITECAMbegins End of Development Segment 2; Start 

Open Door FlightDecember 18, 2009 

Mid-infrared mosaic from the first science 

observing program, December 2010.

End of Development Segment 2; Startof Major System Upgrades Full Operational Capability (FOC) 

Crew Members withFORCAST Instrument
Optics modules 

Note- mast not

shown

NuSTAR Focal Plane Module Detector(8 total)

Focal plane modules (2) 

X-ray Cd Zn Te pixel detectors (4 detectors per focal plane m
• SOFIA Guest Observations begin in second half of 2011

• Astro-H will complete mission Critical Design Review• NuSTAR will complete integration and testing in FY11 a

FY12

• GEMS Preliminary Design Review planned for end of FY

AstrophysicsFY11 and FY12 Planned Accomplishm

• GEMS Preliminary Design Review planned for end of FY• Transition the ultra-long duration balloon capability from 

to science flights

• Will conduct next Senior Review in 2012; will include HS

Kepler in addition to remaining missions in extended op

• Plan to select and conduct Phase A studies for next Exp

and missions of opportunities

JWST Hardware Status

PM Flight Backplane

Secondary Mirror Pathfinder Strut

Fine 

Aft Optics System

Tertiary Mirro

Primary Mirror Segment

3 

Secondary Mirror Membrane Mgmt

ISI

Secondary Mirror Hexapod

Spacecraft computer Test 

Pathfinder Membrane
Finished Product: Coated Primary 

Segment Assembly (A1)
Cryogenic Test #5 at MSFC

53

4 
ISIM Structure Cryoset Test at GSFC
• Independent Comprehensive Review Panel (ICRP) Report (released Nov. 10, 2

“The problems causing cost growth and schedule delays on the JWST Pro

associated with budgeting and program management, not technical perfotechnical performance on the Project has been commendable and often 

• Based upon ICRP recommendations NASA has taken steps to implement:

• Reorganized program and project management and reporting structures a

James Webb Space TelescopeRecent Programmatic Accomplishmen

• Reorganized program and project management and reporting structures a

Headquarters,

• Elevated Program visibility, reporting, performance assessment and cost c

HQ, contractors and subcontractors

• Other Reviews:

• Successful Technical portion of Mission Critical Design Review (MCDR) 4/201

• Currently in Implementation (Phase C-D)• Programmatic portion of MCDR not completed (overtaken by ICRP, other • Technical problems and challenges have been addressed but with increas

schedule delay

• Science Instruments, Telescope & Sunshield have all successfully completed C

• 72% of the JWST dry mass is past CDR and in fabrication
• Major 2011 Hardware Deliveries: – All mirror elements complete and delivered, Summer 2011 – ESA flight instruments (2) delivery, Summer 2011 – CSA flight instrument delivery, Fall 2011 – U.S. flight instrument delivery, late 2011

James Webb Space TelescopeMajor Near Term Milestones

• Start Integrated Science Instrument Module (ISIM) 

and Test Activities in FY11

• Establish new JWST baseline
• $5B per year budget (net of overheads)

• Comprehensive Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, 

programs

• 56 flight missions in operation as of February 2011• 28 flight missions in development as of February 2011

SMD’S Program Is Broad and Varied

• 28 flight missions in development as of February 2011• 3000+ operating R&A grants for supporting science and technolo

Exceeds combined efforts

of the rest of the world
SMD Priorities 

Summarized

Answer fundamental scwith innovative space mDesign and implement executable within the buExpand the recognized NASA sciencePromote U.S. leadershiU.S. capabilities across science
SMD

http://science.nasa.gov

Science Mission Directorate
Back-Up Charts
Science Program Summary

Budget Authority ($M) FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2011

Actual CR Auth Act FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016

Science 4,497.6 4,469.0 5,005.6 5,016.8 5,016.8 5,016.8 5,016.8 5,016.8Earth Science 1,439.3 1,801.8 1,653.0 1,679.2 1,665.3 1,691.4 1,727.3

Earth Science Research 375.8 409.6 419.0 427.3 436.7 444.6Earth Systematic Missions 705.2 816.5 838.7 761.6 763.2 810.7Earth System Science Pathfinder 128.4 187.8 180.6 229.5 238.4 214.3Earth Science Multi-Mission Operations 149.0 159.9 158.8 159.4 162.9 166.6

Earth Science Technology 45.6 46.1 47.9 51.9 53.6 54.2Applied Sciences 35.3 33.1 34.3 35.5 36.7 36.9

Planetary Science 1,364.4 1,485.7 1,488.9 1,365.7 1,326.4 1,271.0 1,188.9

Planetary Science Research 161.6 183.9 196.0 208.6 208.4 210.5Lunar Quest Program 94.5 114.5 81.2 48.9 28.1 19.5Discovery 184.5 175.6 205.1 245.7 265.5 242.8

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Discovery 184.5 175.6 205.1 245.7 265.5 242.8New Frontiers 279.6 176.9 265.8 245.5 291.1 296.3Mars Exploration 438.2 594.4 433.1 408.7 309.0 245.9Outer Planets 100.6 120.8 80.5 82.2 84.1 88.5Technology 105.5 122.9 104.1 86.6 84.9 85.4

Astrophysics 647.3 1,076.3 637.7 708.3 721.0 713.5 741.9

Astrophysics Research 149.1 161.6 200.1 211.8 229.3 238.6Cosmic Origins 225.3 219.7 219.4 209.9 195.2 184.5Physics of the Cosmos 116.0 100.3 112.4 111.9 98.1 96.8Exoplanet Exploration 43.4 48.2 65.5 63.6 62.1 69.8Astrophysics Explorer 113.5 107.8 110.9 123.7 128.7 152.0

James Webb Space Telescope 438.7 354.6 359.3 365.3 371.6 371.6

Heliophysics 608.0 641.9 577.9 591.0 612.4 627.2 628.6

Heliophysics Research 171.8 144.5 147.5 149.3 149.5 150.8Living with a Star 221.9 204.7 202.2 200.9 336.3 354.9Solar Terrestrial Probes 148.0 163.5 170.4 171.9 50.2 38.0Heliophysics Explorer Program 65.1 65.2 70.8 90.2 91.1 84.9New Millennium 1.2 

SCMD Civil Service Labor and Expenses 304.7 313.2 326.5 342.2 358.6
Open and Planned Solicitations

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PLANNED SOLICITATIONS

AO: SOFIA Second Generation Instruments (PEA for SALMON) Draft

12/15/10

Comm

2/

AO: Europa Jupiter System Missions Instruments Draft in

Early 2011

AO: ESSP Earth Venture – 2: Small Missions Draft in

Winter 2011

AO: ESSP Earth Venture – Instruments (PEA for SALMON) Draft in

Winter 2011
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Assumes FY11 at 

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100020003000

Constant FY2011 $M Assumes FY11 at 

level of $4.469B.
NASA Science Mission Launches 

(Fiscal Years 2010-2020)

Reimbursable for NOAA

As of 2/15/11For Internal NASA Planning Purposes Only

• = Early science flights begin= Mission successfully launched

NASA Mission on US ELVReimbursable for USGS

✓WISE

✓SDO

✓GOES-P

2010 2011

Glory 

Juno

GRAIL

✓SOFIA*

Aquarius 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

EX-1

Venture 2

GOES-S

Solar Orbiter

2018 

NPP

NuSTAR

RBSP

MSL

LADEE

MAVEN

GEMS

Astro-H

SMAP

MMS

SAGE III

Venture 

New Fro

Solar Pro

EX-2

JPSS

LDCM

OCO-2

IRIS

LWS SET-1

Jason-3

GPM Core

ST-7

JWST - TBD

OCO-3 MoO

Discovery-12

ICESat-2

GRACE FO

ESA/NASA Mars 

2016

JPSS-1

GOES-R
Total Missions / Spacecraft 

84 / 97

Formulation 7 / 

7

Implementation 21 

/ 24

Primary Ops 13 / 

13

JPL 

2

GSFC 4 JPL 7 JPL 6 

GSFC 

11/15

GSFC 

4

MSFC 

2

DFRC 

1/0

SMAP ICESat-2 NuSTAR JWST SOFIA(1/0) Herschel Fermi

IBEX

MESSENGER 

Astrophysics Earth ScienceHeliophysicsPlanetary Science

MSFC 

1

LaR

1

NF-3 CALIPS

ARC 

1

Kepler

ARC 1

LADEE

MSFC 1

Strofio

EMTGO GEMS

Solar OrbiterSolar Probe +

ST-7AquariusOCO-2MSLJunoGRAIL

Astro H LDCMGPMGloryNPPMAVENSET-1RBSP (2)MMS (4)IRIS

PlanckRosettaDAWNNExT*OSTM/Jason 2~

IBEXSDOLRO

New Horizons 

RHESSI TIMED ACE GTWINS-A TWINS-B

Italics = US instruments on foreign missionX / Y = # of missions / # of spacecraft* New missions for Stardust and two of the THEMIS spacecraft, respectively~ Operated by another agency

SOFIA is a mission project but does not add spacecraft

In concept development/pre-formulation:WFIRST, Euclid, LISA, IXO, Mars 2018, OPF, Discovery 12, CLARREO, DESDynI, GRACE FO, SAGE III, SWOT, ASCENDS, PACE, EV-2

NOAA Reimbursable:GOES-R series, Jason-3, JPSS-1&2
Flight Mission Programs

Earth Science Heliophysics Planetary A

Strategic Earth Systematic

Strategic/Decadal Survey

Living With a StarSolar Terrestrial Probes 

Mars ExplorationLunar ExplorationOuter Planets

CPE

PI-led ESSP

Earth Venture

Explorer Discovery

New Frontiers

E

Approximate size categories

• Small = less than $600 million• Medium = $600 million to 1 billion• Large and Flagship = greater than $1 billion

Except for New Frontiers, the PI-led lines are small mission linesStrategic missions are typically medium and large missions
Organization

• Mission Lead: Goddard Space Flight Center• International collaboration with ESA & CSA • Prime Contractor: Northrop Grumman Aerospace 

Systems

• Instruments: 

• Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) – Univ. of 

Arizona

• Near Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) – ESA

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST

Integrated Science Instrument Module (ISIM)Integrated Science Instrument Module (ISIM)

• Near Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) – ESA• Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) – JPL/ESA• Fine Guidance Sensor (FGS) – CSA

• Operations: Space Telescope Science Institute Description

• Deployable infrared telescope with 6.5 meter 

diameter segmented adjustable primary mirror

• Cryogenic temperature telescope and 

instruments for infrared performance

• Launch June 2014 on an ESA-supplied Ariane

5 rocket to Sun-Earth L2 

• 5-year science mission (10-year goal)

JWST Science Themes

End of the dark ages: First light and reionization

The assembly of galaxies

Birth of staproto-planesystems

Spacecraft Bus

Warm Sun-facing