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Review of the NASA Science Mission Directorate Science Plan

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will convene an ad hoc committee to conduct an assessment of NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) draft Science Plan. The National ...
SpaceNews

NASA emphasizes smallsats for science amid budget uncertainty

SALT LAKE CITY –The head of NASA’s science directorate said the agency remains committed to using small satellites to carry out a variety of missions, although those plans face uncertain budgets. In a ...

NASA selects two Earth System Explorers missions

Two next-generation satellite missions announced Thursday will help NASA better understand Earth and improve capabilities to ...
Nature

NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD)

Article ‘Count’ and ‘Share’ for NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) based on listed parameters only. The articles listed below published by authors from NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD), ...
Aviation Week

NASA names S. Alan Stern new head of science directorate

SCIENCE CHIEF: NASA has named S. Alan Stern the new head of the agency's Science Mission Directorate, effective April 2. Stern will succeed Mary Cleave, who is retiring. Stern joins NASA from the ...
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NASA science funding may avoid catastrophe after all

The fight over NASA science funding has swung from existential alarm to cautious optimism in a matter of months. What once looked like a near-death experience for some of the agency’s most important ...
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Just Found ‘Dinosaur Eggs’ on Mars… Is This a Clue to Ancient Life?

NASA’s Curiosity rover continues its trek through the Martian terrain with a new stop that has captured both scientific and visual intrigue. In a blog update from NASA’s Science Mission Directorate on ...