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6 Findings and Recommendations
Pages 63-68

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... Scientists from the community at large value field center assistance with, for example, mission design, ground systems for mission operations, and facilities for integration and test of 2National Research Council, Space Studies Board, Managing the Space Sciences, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 1995,p.44.
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From page 64...
... Perhaps most importantly, the task group also finds that programs within these categories tend to support national facilities rather than facilities located on university or college campuses. 3National Research Council, Space Studies Board, Managing the Space Sciences, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 1995.
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From page 65...
... 8National Science Foundation, Report on the NSF Merit Review System, FY 1996.
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From page 66...
... Members of the community also argue that NASA research announcements (NRAs) focus heavily on particular missions and data, thereby reducing a program's flexibility to fund cross-disciplinary research.
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From page 67...
... clear linkage between the science questions, supporting research and technology, advanced technology development, flight missions, research and data analysis, and the strategic plans; (3) use of the peer review process to determine the merit of the scientific goals, objectives, and key questions; (4)
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From page 68...
... 2National Research Council, Space Studies Board, "On NASA Field Center Science and Scientists," letter to NASA Chief Scientist France Cordova, March 29, 1995; National Research Council, Space Studies Board and the Committee on Space Biology and Medicine, "On Peer Review in NASA Life Sciences Programs," letter to Dr. Joan Vernikos, director of NASA's Life Sciences Division, July 26, 1995; National Research Council, Space Studies Board, "On the Establishment of Science Institutes," letter to NASA Chief Scientist France Cordova, August 11, 1995.
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