TABLE 1.1 Prioritized Initiatives and Estimated Federal Costs for the Decade 2000 to 2010
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Ground-baseda
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Costb ($M)
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Space-basedc
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Costb ($M)
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Major Initiatives
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Giant Segmented Mirror Telescope (GSMT)d
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350
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Next Generation Space Telescope (NGST)d
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1,000
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Expanded Very Large Array (EVLA)d
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140
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Constellation-X Observatory (Con-X)
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800
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Large-aperture Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST)
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170
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Terrestrial Planet Finder (TPF)e
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200
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Single Aperture Far Infrared (SAFIR) Observatorye
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100
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Subtotal ground-based
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660
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Subtotal space-based
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2,100
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Moderate Initiatives
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Telescope System Instrumentation Program (TSIP)
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50
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Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST)d
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300
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Advanced Solar Telescope (AST)d
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60
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Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA)d
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250
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Square Kilometer Array (SKA) technology development
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22
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Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)
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300
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Combined Array for Research in Millimeterwave Astronomy (CARMA)d
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11
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Energetic X-ray Imaging Survey Telescope (EXIST)
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150
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Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS)
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35
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Advanced Radio Interferometry between Space and Earth (ARISE)
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350
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Frequency Agile Solar Radio telescope (FASR)
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26
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South Pole Submillimeter-wave Telescope (SPST)
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50
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Subtotal ground-based
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254
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Subtotal space-based
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1,350
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Small Initiatives
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National Virtual Observatory (NVO)
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15
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National Virtual Observatory (NVO)
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45
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Laboratory Astrophysics Program
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5
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Advanced Cosmic-ray Composition Experiment for the Space Station (ACCESS)
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100
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Low Frequency Array (LOFAR)
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8
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National Astrophysical Theory Postdoctoral Program
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6
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Augmentation of the Astrophysics Theory Program
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30
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Synoptic Optical Long-term Investigation of the Sun (SOLIS) expansion
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8
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Laboratory Astrophysics Program
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40
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National Astrophysical Theory Postdoctoral Program
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14
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Ultralong-Duration Balloon Program
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35
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Subtotal ground-based
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42
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Subtotal space-based
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264
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Total ground-based
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956
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Total space-based
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3,714
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DECADE TOTAL
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4,670
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aCost estimates for ground-based capital projects include technology development plus funds for operations, new instrumentation, and facility grants for 5 years.
bBest available estimated costs to U.S. government agencies in millions of FY2000 dollars and rounded. Full costs are given for all initiatives except TPF and the SAFIR Observatory.
cCost estimates for space-based projects exclude technology development.
dCost estimate for this initiative assumes significant additional funding to be provided by international or private partner; see Astronomy and Astrophysics in the New Millennium: Panel Reports (NRC, 2001) for details.
eThese missions could start at the turn of the decade. The committee attributes $200 million of the $1,700 million total estimated cost of TPF to the current decade and $100 million of the $600 million total estimated cost of the SAFIR Observatory to the current decade.
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