Ss The GLOBE Progra

The network of schools involved in GLOBE continues to grow, providing unique
learning opportunities and contributing useful science

- GLOBE schools are in over 111 countries

- Over 1.5 million students have participated in GLOBE

- Over 54,000 teachers have been trained to work with GLOBE

- Over 23,000 schools are GLOBE members

- Over 21 million measurements have been taken as part of the GLOBE program

More information about GLOBE is at: http://globe.gov/

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Sy Engagement with Non-traditional partes |

¢ Efforts to engage non-traditional partners have been ongoing, mostly in support of
NASA's science objectives, with a focus on benefits to society through education

and Earth science applications
- Building on existing relationships
- Establishing new relationships

e These efforts are conducted in close coordination with other USG agencies and are
consistent with Administration emphasis on S&T cooperation and STEM initiatives

¢ Recentinitial NASA engagements have resulted in significant interest:
- NASA presentations in Abu Dhabi, Bangkok, Melbourne

- In 2010 NASA officials met with counterparts from UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Thailand, Malaysia,
Indonesia, Egypt, Qatar, Kenya, Vietnam, Nigeria and Nepal to discuss potential benefits of cooperation

- Workshop in DC in 2010 wiih participation of representatives from 10 Latin American countries

e Initial NASA focus is on opportunities that are:
- Mutually beneficial
- Easy to implement at low cost
- Highimpactin terms of results/societal benefits

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NASA

Space Geodesy and Geodynamics Research

¢ Cooperation with 16 countries on six continents to answer key questions:

How do tectonics and climate interact to shape the Earth’s surface and create natural hazards?

What are the interactions among ice masses, oceans and the solid Earth and their implications for sea
level change?

What are the dynamics of the Earth’s gravity and magnetic fields?
Are we using water resources in a sustainable fashion?

¢ These Space Geodetic Systems techniques allow us to understand the
exact position of ground based systems, precise orbits of spacecraft and
the location of Earth in the cosmic framework as key enablers of research

activities:

Satellite Laser Ranging

Very-Long Baseline Interferometers
Global Navigation Satellite System

Other geodetic imaging techniques

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¢ Management Complexity

- Decision-making
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- Communications difficulties
- Differing specifications, standards and assumptions

¢ Technical and Programmatic Risk
- The “critical path” - open for discussion
- Interfaces difficult to manage ata distance
- Difficult to monitor progress and get early warning of problems

¢ Political Risk
- Budgetary and bureaucratic uncertainties
- Potential linkage to activities unrelated to the cooperation


Schools on every continent

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Greece (GLOBE site) C2 Paraguay
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[5 Netherlands (GLOBE site)

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International cooperation will remain very important to NASA

- 1SS:a mature program, a model for future activities of this scale

- Exploration: many potential partners, ongoing discussions

- Science: will remain the most active international Mission Directorate, likely focus for non-traditional
partners

Well structured international cooperation can contribute significantly to
national goals of each partner

We anticipate continuing opportunities for international cooperation,
particularly with our traditional partners in space exploration and science

NASA also welcomes discussions with potential new partners in areas of
mutual interest, particularly in regions of the world in which NASA
currently has little cooperation

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S SERVIR assists decision ma

The central concept is to get critical information into the hands of
decision makers for societal benefit, while also using SERVIR data for 4
education and capacity building

SERVIR provides information to decision makers related to:
- Disaster Analysis

- Environmental Monitoring

- Air Quality Assessment

- Climate Change and Biodiversity

- Short Term Weather Prediction

- Flood forecasting

SERVIR info is online at: htto:/Wwww.nasa.gov/mission pages/servir/index.html

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¢ NASA collaborates with national agencies, institutes, universities, and individual

scientists to provide global societal benefits

- With ISRO to measure monsoons and thunderstorms over India

- With a Thai University (Chulalongkorn) & Vietnam to measure aerosol distribution and the impacts from
weather in SE Asia.

- With the UAE to measure aerosols in the Middle East, one of the largest concentrations of atmospheric
aerosols in the world.

¢ The AERONET office welcomes new partnerships and is eager to expand the
network

¢ More information at: http://aeronet.gsfc.nasa.gov/

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¢ NASA partners with NOAA and NSF on GLOBE, an internet-based education
program for students, teachers and scientists who work together to understand

the environment

¢ Students take measurements that can then be shared with others around the
world, using the internet to record the data

¢ Through classroom activities, fieldwork and international collaboration,
students develop a better understanding of the Earth's environment on a local,
regional, and global basis

THE GLOBE PROGRAM

CONNECTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS

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NASA

Looking Forward: Some Internationallssues

¢ International Space Station

Confirmation by ISS member agencies of continued funding for ISS operations to 2020

Utilization of ISS: presentations in February 2011 to the 62 nation UN Committee on the
Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS)

Future crew transportation and rescue: mix of commercial and government developed
vehicles

Resupply (future US capability, HTV, ATV, Russian “Progress” vehicles)

¢ Space Exploration

Strong international interest in cooperation with NASA -- in some cases, the U.S.
program will have direct implications on international partner planning and budgets

How will cooperation evolve as NASA's budget situation is clarified?

The Global Exploration Strategy dialogue will continue via the International Space
Exploration Coordination Group, with bilateral discussions in parallel

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March 4, 2011

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ais environmental changes and respond to n USAID

¢ NASA partners with USAID to use Earth observation/predictive models for the
benefit of society
¢ SERVIR integrates satellite observations, ground-based data and forecast models

to monitor environmental changes and to improve response to natural disasters
(floods earthquakes, landslides, earthquakes)

¢ Three facilities currently exist, with plans to expand to other regions:
- SERVIR Central America (Panama) Ry Ae
- SERVIR Africa (Kenya)

- SERVIR Himalaya (Nepal)

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NASA has clear guidelines for international cooperation

NASA international partners are generally government agencies due to the significant
level of investment and legal requirements

Each Partner funds its respective contributions, but contributions need not be equivalent

Cooperation must be consistent with U.S. foreign policy objectives

Projects/P artnerships:

Must have scientific and technical merit
Must demonstrate a specific benefit to NASA, support Mission Directorate activities
Are structured to protect against unwarranted technology transfer

Are structured to establish clearly defined managerial and technical interfaces to minimize
complexity

Are documented in a written, binding agreement, closely coordinated with the U.S.
Department of State and other U.S. government agencies


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e AERONET is an optical, ground-based, aerosol-monitoring network and data
archive, providing vital information about aerosols in the atmosphere.

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database of various aerosol properties for research and characterization,
validation/calibration of satellite retrievals

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International Cooperation: overview

¢ International cooperation at NASA:

Is directed by the National Aeronautics and Space Act that created NASA in 1958 and
continues to be part of national space policy

Has been a cornerstone of NASA's activities throughout its history

Includes over 3,000 agreements with over 100 nations

Brings multiple benefits to NASA and its partners

Is pursued for a variety of reasons, through a combination of choice and necessity

¢ Current international cooperation:

Nearly 500 active international agreements

8 partners account for 50% of the agreements (France, Germany, ESA, J apan, UK, Italy,
Canada, Russia)

By mission area: 2/3 are in science missions
By region: 1/2 are with partners in Europe


Sy Looking Forward: Some Internationallssues

¢ Meeting existing commitments

- Successful implementation of existing international cooperation is important for NASA
credibility

- Open and transparent dialogue as NASA plans evolve is also a critical component of
that credibility

¢ “Non-traditional” partnerships

- Although ¥% of our international agreements are already in this category, we continue to
reach out to non-traditional partners in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia

- Working with other USG agencies such as USAID, we must find an appropriate balance
between NASA program objectives and expanding collaboration with non-traditional
partners that responds to societal needs

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¢ International Cooperation
- Overview
- Guidelines
- Challenges

International Cooperation by Mission Directorate

NASA Engagement with Non-traditional Partners
- Several examples

Looking Forward
- Some International Issues

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Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET)

Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (111 countries)
SERVIR (Central America, East Africa, Himalaya region)

Space Geodetic Network

Space Communications Network

International Space Weather Initiative

Digital Learning Network

NASA Lunar Science Institute

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