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The core of the Observatory will focus on five areas: Aerosols; Cloud, Convection, and Precipitation; Mass Change; Surface Biology and Geology; and Surface Deformation and Change. Consistent with the Academies’ recommendations, NASA will augment the core with competitively selected Earth Explorer missions, to infuse innovation and deliver additional high-priority observations.Each of the missions will deliver important environmental measurements. Taken together, as a single Observatory, NASA will have a holistic, 3D view of Earth to better understand how our planet’s complex systems work together and improve our capability to predict how our climate may change. NASA’s Open Source Science strategy is the key to bringing the data from these missions together into a single observatory to help understand the earth as a system and accelerate our ability to use this understanding. These observations will better inform decision-makers on how our planet is changing, with greater precision on previously unimaginable scales – from entire continents down to individual trees, from atmosphere to bedrock.Learn more about NASA's Earth System Observatory.More information about NASA Earth ScienceProgram ElementsFlight; Research and Analysis; Applied Sciences; Earth Science Technology Office; Earth Science Data SystemsEquity and Environmental JusticeResearch Opportunities in Space and Earth Science (ROSES)Early Career OpportunitiesReturn to topThe National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA explores the unknown in air and space, innovates for the benefit of humanity, and inspires the world through discovery.About NASA's MissionJoin UsHomeNews & EventsMultimediaNASA+MissionsHumans in SpaceEarth & ClimateThe Solar SystemThe UniverseScienceAeronauticsTechnologyLearning ResourcesAbout NASANASA en EspañolFollow NASAMore NASA Social AccountsNASA NewslettersSitemapFor MediaPrivacy PolicyFOIANo FEAR ActOffice of the IGBudget & Annual ReportsAgency Financial ReportsContact NASAAccessibilityPage Last Updated:4 days agoPage Editor:SMD Content EditorsResponsible NASA Official for Science:Dana Bolles
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Discovery Program NASA's Discovery Program The primary goal of NASA's Discovery program is to conduct a series of frequent, highly focused, cost-effective missions to answer critical questions in solar system science. Formally started in NASA's FY 1994 budget, the Discovery program featured small planetary explorationspacecraft with focused science goals that could be built in36 months or less, for less than $190 million in development costs and a total mission cost of less than $299 million. The program has expanded since then, but still concentrates on smaller missions that require less resources and shorter development times than the larger "flagship" missions. The program encourages the use of new technologies, transfer of these technologies to the private sector, increased participation of small and disadvantaged businesses, the pursuit of innovative ways of doing business, and support of the nation's educational initiatives. The objective is to perform high-quality scientific investigations which will assure continuity in the U.S. solar system exploration program and enhance general public awareness of, and appreciation for, solar system exploration.Seventeen missions have been selected for the Discovery program so far: DAVINCI+ - Venus orbiter and atmospheric probe (to be launched 2028-2030) VERITAS - Venus orbiter (to be launched 2028-2030) Psyche - Asteroid Psyche orbiter (to be launched August 2022) Lucy - Trojan asteroid flyby mission (launched 16 October 2021) InSight - Mars geophysical lander (launched 5 May 2018) GRAIL Aand GRAIL B - Lunar gravity orbiters (launched 10 September 2011) Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter - Lunar surface studies orbiter (launched 18 June 2009) Kepler - Exoplanet observation mission (launched 7 March 2009) Dawn - Asteroid Vesta and Ceres orbiter (launched 27 September 2007) Deep Impact - Mission to Comet Tempel 1 (launched 12 January 2005) MESSENGER - Mission to orbit Mercury (launched 3 August 2004) CONTOUR - Mission to fly by three comet nuclei (launched 3 July 2002 - failed) Genesis - Solar wind sample return mission (launched 8 August 2001) Stardust
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Scientific objectives included imaging the nuclei at resolutions of 4 m, performing spectral mapping of the nuclei at resolutions of 100-200 m, and obtaining detailed compositional data on gas and dust in the near-nucleus environment, with the goal of improving our knowledge of the characteristics of comet nuclei.

Spacecraft and Subsystems

The CONTOUR spacecraft has a total fueled mass of 775 kg, including a Star 30 SRM booster with a mass of 377 kg and 70 kg of hydrazine fuel. Power is provided by a body-mounted solar array designed for operation at distances between 0.75 and 1.5 AU from the Sun. It is three-axis stabilized for encounters and spin-stabilized during cruise mode between encounters. Communications are through a fixed 0.45 m diameter high-gain antenna which will support data rates greater than 100 kbit/sec at encounters. Data and images are stored on two 3.3 Gbit solid-state recorders with a capacity of 600 images. The spacecraft is equipped with four primary science instruments, the Contour Remote Imager/Spectrograph (CRISP), the Contour Aft Imager (CAI), the Dust Analyzer (CIDA), and the Neutral Gas Ion Mass Spectrometer (NGIMS).

Mission Profile

CONTOUR launched on a Delta 7425 (a Delta II Lite launch vehicle with four strap-on solid-rocket boosters and a Star 30 third stage) on 3 July 2002 at 6:47:41 UT (2:47:41 a.m. EDT) into a high-apogee Earth orbit with a period of 5.5 days from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Following a series of phasing orbits, the command was given to fire the Star 30BP solid rocket motor on 15 August 2002 at 08:49 UT to perform an injection maneuver to eject CONTOUR from Earth orbit and put it in a heliocentric trajectory.

Contact was not regained 46 minutes after the scheduled firing as planned. It was assumed the firing was at least partially completed, on 16 August three objects were observed on the approximate trajectory CONTOUR would have entered if the firing had ended 3 seconds early. When no contact was made by 20 December, the mission was declared lost.
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How does NASA prioritize space technology development?
NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) leads the development, demonstration, and infusion of transformational technologies that enhance NASA’s efforts to explore the unknown in space, benefit life on Earth, and solve critical stakeholder needs. STMD is refining its strategy for prioritizing technology investments, with the goal of evolving into a stronger and more resilient national tech base for civil space. 
In spring 2024, STMD kicked off an annual process for gathering feedback from the American aerospace community about their most pressing shortfalls, or identified technology areas requiring further development to meet future exploration, science, and other mission needs. The shortfall feedback will help produce an integrated list of prioritized civil space shortfalls, which will help guide STMD projects and investments.
Through this prioritization effort, STMD will improve its ability to advance U.S. competitiveness, drive economic growth, and foster diverse talent to solve our nation’s toughest technology challenges. 

How can you contribute?
NASA is asking the American aerospace community for feedback on nearly 190 national technology needs – or shortfalls – it has identified for future space exploration and science endeavors.   
Businesses, organizations, agencies, academic institutions, and individuals with a stake in space technology can review the shortfall list and descriptions today and give feedback starting April 16.
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