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5. Congressional Testimony
Pages 66-69

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From page 66...
... As you know, the Space Studies Board has been the principal independent advisor to the civil space research program since NASA was created by statute in 1958. The Board's primary advisory focus has been strategic guidance for NASA's many and diverse science programs.
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From page 67...
... Promising to speak more comprehensively in its imminent report, Managing the Space Sciences, the Board suggested in the August letter that: · Institute planning should be part of a larger science plan that considers how national space goals will be attained by the sum of all NASA science activities. · Planning should be openly developed and consistently implemented to prevent uncertainty and turmoil from degrading scientific excellence.
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... A key concern expressed in the report is that "The process should be structured such that proposals from either outside or inside the agency are not placed at a real or apparent disadvantage." NASA agreed with the endorsement of peer review, and noted that the institution of full-cost accounting should ensure a level playing field. The above illustrates a broad consistency between the Board's findings and current thinking at NASA as expressed in agency responses to Managing the Space Sciences.
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... Institutes will facilitate peer reviewed extramural research, and may also engage in peer reviewed intramural research. Enterprises may also delegate authority to Institutes to manage scientific research programs.
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