Science Mission Directorate Update Presentation to National Council

Science Mission Directorate Update Presentation to National Council of NASA Space Grant Directors Ming-Ying Wei, SMD Education and Public Outreach Lead 2 March 2007

SMD Programs Science Mission Directorate * Division Program Planetary Science Division Earth Science Division Astrophysics Division New Frontiers Earth System Science Pathfinder Hubble Space Telescope Living with a Star Mars Exploration Earth Systematic Missions Navigator Solar Terrestrial Probes Applied Sciences James Webb Space Telescope New Millennium Earth Science Research SOFIA Explorers ESS Multimission Ops GLAST Deep Space Mission Systems Other Agency Support Programs ISSC: Herschel/Planck Discovery Solar System Research Cassini Universe Research Beyond Einstein Heliophysics Division Ground Network Heliophysics Research 2

SMD Organization Associate Administrator (AA) (M. Cleave) Deputy AA (C. Hartman) Deputy AA for Programs (M. Luther) Chief Scientist (P. Hertz) Management & Policy Division Dir. (R. Maizel) Heliophysics Division Dir. (R. Fisher) Deputy (C. Gay) Deputy AA for Technology (G. Komar) Chief Engineer (K. Ledbetter) Earth Science Division Dir. (M. Freilich) Deputy (B. Cramer) Planetary Science Division Dir. (J. Green) Deputy (J. Adams) Budget (C. Tupper) Research (J. Kaye) Policy (M. Allen - Act) Flight (T. Hammer - Act) Administration (D. Woods) Applied Sciences (T. Fryberger) Astrophysics Division Dir. (R. Howard-Act) Deputy (Vacant) Mars Program (D. Mc. Cuistion) 3

SMD Status • 1 st NRC Decadal Survey for Earth Science released • Availability of small/medium class launch vehicles • Science Plan is in review cycle for release. Will be delivered to Congress soon, and made public at: http: //science. hq. nasa. gov/strategy/index. html • Mars Scout selection for Phase-A studies: – Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) – The Great Escape • Discovery selections for Phase-A studies: – Three Full Missions (GRAIL, OSIRIS, Vesper) – Three Missions of Opportunity (DIXI, EPOCh, Stardust-NEx. T) 4

SMD Recent Significant Accomplishments Earth Science • Net Loss of Ice Mass from Greenland quantified (GRACE) • Subglacial lakes and hydraulic systems under Antarctic ice sheets observed (Ice. Sat, MODIS) • Robust, global, inverse relationship between sea-surface temperature and primary productivity documented (Sea. Wi. FS) Planetary Science • • • MRO enters primary science phase MGS discovers new water gullies Mars Scout selections Discovery selections Cassini reveals new rings. Outer E-ring created by Enceladus geysers • Great coverage in media – Cassini in National Geographic – MER in Car & Driver Heliophysics Astrophysics • Hinode (SOLAR-B) • Hubble scientists created first threedimensional map of dark matter distribution in the universe • Chandra revealed evidence of a light echo from Milky Way’s supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A* • Spitzer reveals supernova explosion may topple the ”Pillars of Creation” • JWST reached critical milestone when 9 5 of 10 technologies reached TRL 6 • Three instruments with advanced capability in Vis, EUV, and X-ray wavelengths. • STEREO – 16 instruments on 2 s/c operating nominally – Solar orbits for A and B s/c achieved – Transition to Operations, 01/23/07 • THEMIS to launch February 15 • AIM to launch April

NASA Science Mission Launches (CY 06 -CY 14) As of 1/31/07 NASA Mission on US ELV Joint NASA - International Partner Mission Do. D Mission with Substantial NASA Contribution International Mission with Substantial NASA Contribution Reimbursable for NOAA Kepler Ö= Successfully launched to date * = First science flight IBEX SDO Ö New Horizons OCO ST-5 Glory STEREO THEMIS HST SM-4 NPP Cloudsat AIM OSTM MSL MMS CALIPSO Phoenix GOES-P WISE MSO GOES-N GLAST CINDI ST-8 RBSP Discovery 13 GPM Const ST-6 Dawn Chandrayaan 1 Aquarius Juno MIDEX-7 ESSP-7 TWINS-A GOES-O Herschel NOAA-N’ LDCM GPM Core New Frontiers 3 Hinode TWINS-B Planck ST-7 SOFIA* Mars Scout 2 Discovery 12 JWST SMEX-12 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2006 2014 6

SMD AOs and CANs NAME OF SOLICITATION DISCOVERY 2006 AO RELEASE DATE PROPOSAL DUE DATE TARGET SELECTION DATE 01/03/06 04/05/06 Oct 2006 08/01/06 Jan 2007 q Three full missions and three missions of opportunity selected for Phase A studies. MARS SCOUT 2006 AO 05/01/06 q Two full missions selected for Phase A studies. One Exo. Mars Co-I selected. Two proposals selected for technology development. SMD Division Education and Public Outreach Support Groups CAN Early 2007 Explorer AO: MIDEX Late 2007 or 2008 Mars Science Orbiter Instruments AO Late 2007 or 2008 Discovery AO 2008 * New Frontiers AO NET 2008 Earth System Science Pathfinder AO NET 2008 Explorer AO: SMEX * Depends on how many Discovery 2006 downselections Apprx 2010 7 Revised 1/31/07

SMD NRAs - ROSES SMD receives over 4000 research proposals each year Approximately 1000 proposals are selected for new awards each year Over $175 M is available for funding for new research awards each year. NAME OF SOLICITATION NRA: RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN SPACE AND EARTH SCIENCES - 2006 (ROSES-2006) PROPOSA L DUE DATE TARGET SELECTIO N DATE 01/23/06 04/14/06 thru 04/13/07 Goal: 150 d after Proposal Due Date 02/16/07 05/01/07 thru 04/30/08 Typically 150 to 220 d after the Proposal Due Date RELEASE DATE Amendments 1 -25 47 Proposal due dates have passed (as of 2/16/07) 5 Proposal due dates upcoming NRA: RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN SPACE AND EARTH SCIENCES - 2007 (ROSES-2007) No Amendments (as of 2/16/07) 0 Proposal due dates have passed 54 Proposal due dates upcoming (+ 5 TBD) 8

Status of FY 2007 Budget H. J. Res. 20 Passed by the House on January 31 Placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar February 1 • Action may not occur until week of Feb. 12 Key Features • Funds NASA at the FY 2006 level, subject to a. 28% acrossthe-board rescission • Provides $5, 251, 200, 000 for Science • Final amount available to SMD currently under review 9

FY 2008 NASA Budget ($M) 10

FY 06 vs. FY 07 Budget* Comparison *FY 08 Budget is essentially unchanged from FY 07 runout (after accounting for Full Cost Simplification) 11

SMD Education & Public Outreach Associate Administrator (AA) (M. Cleave) Deputy AA (C. Hartman) Deputy AA for Programs (M. Luther) Ming-Ying Wei Larry Cooper Doris Daou Management & Policy Division Dir. (R. Maizel) Chief Scientist (P. Hertz) Heliophysics Division Dir. (R. Fisher) Deputy (C. Gay) Deputy AA for Technology (G. Komar) Chief Engineer (K. Ledbetter) Earth Science Division Dir. (M. Freilich) Deputy (B. Cramer) Planetary Science Division Dir. (J. Green) Deputy (J. Adams) Budget (C. Tupper) Research (J. Kaye) Policy (M. Allen - Act) Flight (T. Hammer - Act) Administration (D. Woods) Applied Sciences (T. Fryberger) Ruth Netting Eric Christian EPO Central - Lead on inter-Divisional Division Rep. - Lead on Division-specific Astrophysics Division Dir. (R. Howard-Act) Deputy (Vacant) Mars Program (D. Mc. Cuistion) Wei (acting) Marilyn Lindstrom Liz Burck (Einstein Fellow) Hashima Hasan 12

SMD/EPO Programmatic Highlights • NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship Program • SMD/EPO Program Element E. 6 in ROSES 2006 • Student Collaboration Program Definition Team – Open call through a Dear Colleague letter – Finite duration ending with the submission of a final report • International “Science” Years – Polar (IPY) http: //www. us-ipy. gov/ http: //www. nasa. gov/mission_pages/IPY/ http: //passporttoknowledge. com/polar-palooza/ – Heliophysical (IHY) http: //ihy 2007. org/ – Electronic Geophysical Year (e. GY) http: //www. egy. org/ – Astronomy (IYA) http: //www. astronomy 2009. org/ 13

2006 Word of the Year American Dialect Society Winner (57) To pluto/be plutoed: to demote or devalue someone or something, as happened to the former planet Pluto when the General Assembly of IAU decided Pluto no longer met its definition of a planet Runner-up (43) Climate canary: an organism or species whose poor health or declining numbers hint at a larger environmental catastrophe on the horizon http: //www. americandialect. org/ 14