@BOOK{NAP11644, author = "National Research Council", title = "An Assessment of Balance in NASA's Science Programs", isbn = "978-0-309-10221-6", doi = "10.17226/11644", abstract = "When the space exploration initiative was announced, Congress asked the NRC to review\nthe science NASA proposed to carryout under the initiative. It also asked the NRC to\nassess whether this program would provide balanced scientific research across the\nestablished disciplines supported by NASA in addition to supporting the new initiative.\nIn 2005, the NRC released three studies focusing on a portion of that task, but changes at\nNASA forced the postponement of the last phase. This report presents that last phase\nwith an assessment of the health of the NASA scientific disciplines under the budget\nrequests imposed by the exploration initiative. The report also provides an analysis of\nwhether the science budget appropriately reflects cross-disciplinary scientific priorities.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11644/an-assessment-of-balance-in-nasas-science-programs", year = 2006, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" }