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4 Budget Trends for the Research and Data Analysis Programs
Pages 45-57

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... 5National Research Council and European Science Foundation, U.S.-European Collaboration in Space Science, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 1998.
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... . reilmng critical questions, cleilnlng new and netter approaches and technologies, answering critical 6The NASA Office of Space Science Web page provides details on education and outreach as well as links to several related space entities.
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... Shorter-duration missions also allow effective responses to exciting new science discoveries, the rapid infusion of new technologies, and opportunities for involvement by young scientists. Examples of NASA programs employing this approach include the Earth System Science Pathfinder (ESSP)
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... For space-related sciences, NASA's responsibility is equivalent to that of the National Science Foundation or the National Institutes of Health for disciplines that rely primarily on ground- rather than space-based observations. In the face of flat or decreasing NASA science budgets, it is important to examine whether the agency's R&DA program can adequately meet the combination of traditional and new roles over the full range of scientific disciplines and research institutions.
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From page 49...
... The budget books offer the most accurate numbers but provide surprisingly little insight about who did the work or, in fact, about how funds were actually spent. The NSF overview offers the task group's only insight into who did the work, but the numbers are aggregated at too large a level to reflect only R&DA allocations.
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From page 50...
... The task group notes that the rapid increases in MO&DA early in the decade were driven by the operational needs of large space science missions such as the HST and the Gamma Ray Observatory. The summary here does not reflect the full impact of these MO&DA increases since the HST operations and servicing line have been moved to the flight hardware budget summary.
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... BUDGET TRENDS FOR THE RESEARCH AND DATA ANALYSIS PROGRAMS 47 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':': :':'' i: ':':': : ':'' : ':' ': :' ':' :' ~.:':':':':'' i:' ':':':':' :':' :' :' :::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::: ::::::::::::, :.:::::::::::::: ::: : :::: :::: :: :: :: ::: :::: ::::::::::: :::::::::: ::: :.:: :':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':'I':':n'm':':'Trm'm:ET'l:~:n'=:E:':':'~:X'-:~:~ :I~:I':~:'~:~:':':'n'l:':E:m'm:^T':':'l:'l:n'm':':':lT^'m'Q':':':m'tTT^:r:':':~:r.-~:~- m -- -I~I ~ ~ nr^^r~ m my '1:~:~:':':': ~ :,:,:,:,:~:,:,l,:,I:~:,:,:,~t,:~-,t,~:!
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... Supporting infrastructure Science-related technology programs Academic programs Total ground-based activities 221 93 379 67 o 106 1,359 2.9 0.0 0.3 0.5 2.4 0.0 2.8 0.0 2.9 0.0 0.5 0.9 0.6 0.6 2.7 3.2 0.3 0.5 242 113 401 81 o 107 1,408 2.9 0.0 3.1 0.5 3.1 0.3 224 76 403 103 192 115 1,581 197 99 371 44 201 113 1,464 3.0 2.8 0.6 0.6 1.3 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.5 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.8 2.9 2.7 3.0 3.1 2.9 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 1.6 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.7 6.6 7.4 8.7 8.7 9.7 10.4 12.1 11.4 As Percentage of Total NASA Science-related Activities R&A (traditional definition) 16.5 14.2 13.9 Other science support 0.0 0.0 0.0 EOS Data and Information 11.9 10.9 10.8 11.0 0.0 1.6 1.2 2.3 10.0 2.3 System (EOSDIS)
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... From FY 1991 to FY 1998 the OSS R&A budget decreased by 33 percent, the OES budget decreased by 20 percent, and the OLMSA budget decreased by 2 percent. Following are some additional observations: · From FY 1991 to FY 1998, R&A programs remained nearly constant as a proportionate share of the total NASA budget, hovering around 3 percent.
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... NOES I ~ OLMSA I FIGURE 4.2 Budget trends in R&A components (traditional definition) for NASA's three science program offices.
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... In searching for data about relative funding levels, statistics on average grant sizes, and other potential metrics for assessing research effectiveness and productivity, the task group found these only for science investigators at universities and colleges. 6NASA Headquarters publishes a large compendium frequently referred to as the NASA Green Book.
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... The task group developed the category of NASA "net space research" funding to the universities.8 Net space research means funding for research from an R&DA source, as opposed to technology development, instrument development, and academic training that may be funded by other accounts. The method for classifying accounts in this wav is detailed in Annendix A
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... FY 1986 FY 1989 FY 1992 FY 1995 FY 1986 FY 1989 FY 1992 FY 1995 Research Contracts and Grants OLMSA disciplines 22253445 6.1 4.5 4.8 5.4 OSS disciplines 85122151136 23.6 22.2 21.1 16.4 OES disciplines 6769103119 18.4 12.5 14.4 14.4 Subtotal net space researcha 174216289299 48.1 39.2 40.2 36.3 Other Space Science Activities 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Instrument design and development 396886119 10.8 12.3 11.9 14.4 Spacecraft design and development 16233148 4.5 4.2 4.3 5.8 Operation of science facilities 3162530 0.7 2.9 3.5 3.6 Operation of support facilities 122089 3.4 3.6 1.1 1.1 Centers of excellence 2135 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.6 Subtotal other space science 72127153210 20.0 23.1 21.3 25.5 Space Science-related Programs (sum of two categories aboveJ 246343442510 68.1 62.4 61.5 61.8 Other NASA Activities Training grants 11163143 2.9 2.8 4.2 5.2 National space grant colleges 001415 0.0 0.0 1.9 1.8 Other education programs 7101230 1.8 1.8 1.7 3.7 Centers of excellence (nonscience) 5304641 1.4 5.4 6.4 5.0 Technology and technology transfer 78133140151 21.7 24.1 19.5 18.3 Not Distributed 15183436 4.1 3.3 4.7 4.3 Subtotal other NASA activities 116207277316 31.9 37.4 38.4 38.3 TOTAL 362550719826 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 NOTE: Details may not add to totals because of rounding.
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