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By National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Physics and Astronomy, Space Studies Board, Committee on the Organization and Management of Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics

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In its monetary yr 2002 price range precis record the Bush management expressed concern-based partially at the findings and conclusions of 2 nationwide learn Council studies-about fresh tendencies within the federal investment of astronomy and astrophysics study. The President's finances blueprint prompt that now could be the time to handle those matters and directed the nationwide technological know-how starting place (NSF) and the nationwide Aeronautics and area management (NASA) to set up a blue ribbon panel to (1) check the organizational effectiveness of the federal learn firm in astronomy and astrophysics, (2) contemplate the professionals and cons of moving NSF's astronomy duties to NASA, and (3) recommend replacement ideas for addressing concerns within the administration and association of astronomical and astrophysical study. NASA and NSF requested the nationwide examine Council to hold out the speedy evaluate asked through the President. This record, concentrating on the jobs of NSF and NASA, offers the result of that evaluate.

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This group of facilities could be thought of collectively as a third major player in ground-based optical/infrared astronomy, along with NASA and NSF. This third group has brought enormous resources into the field. The council of directors of these facilities (the AURA Coordinating Council of Observatory Research Directors, ACCORD) strives to coordinate the facilities’ policies, but it does not have the power of governance. S. astronomy is fractured and has not dealt with its principal problem: funding the instrumentation that is necessary to fully exploit the scientific potential of its telescopes.

June 2, 1999). , 2001). 9The Telescope System Instrumentation Plan was the top-ranked moderate initiative in the most recent decadal survey report. 3 Advantages and Disadvantages of Moving NSF’s Astronomy and Astrophysics Responsibilities to NASA There are advantages and disadvantages to moving NSF’s astronomy and astrophysics responsibilities to NASA. Since each agency’s role in astronomy and astrophysics must be viewed in the context of its broader charter and its culture, it is useful to summarize the salient features of the two agencies before discussing the consequences of a transfer.

The agency also makes difficult, and in many cases controversial, decisions in considering the trade-offs between developing new astronomy and astrophysics missions and devoting those resources to supporting the operations and research programs of older missions that are still producing interesting scientific results. One of the most important examples of such a trade-off is evident in the case of the Hubble Space Telescope and the Next Generation Space Telescope. Both missions share the same funding line in NASA’s Office of Space Science budget, so funds for the design, development, construction, and eventual operation of the Next Generation Space Telescope must be balanced against the costs of upgrades, operations, and research support for the Hubble.

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