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Strategic Goal 2: Understanding Expand scientific understanding of the Earth and the universe in which we live. Other Information: NASA is expanding the scientific understanding of Earth and the universe by pursuing the answers to profound science questions that touch us all: How and why are Earth's climate and environment changing? How do planets and life originate? Are we alone? Using the priorities set by the Nation's best scientific minds through the National Academies' decadal surveys in Earth science, heliophysics, planetary science, and astronomy and astrophysics, we will develop, operate, and mine data from science missions that will have a global impact on humanity's understanding of our place in the universe and the sustainability of our home planet. We are committed to appropriately balancing these four science areas to enable substantial progress on the priorities and objectives identified in their decadal surveys and on national mandates over a 10-year time frame. We manage a balanced portfolio of space missions and mission-enabling programs, including suborbital missions, technology development, research and analysis, and data archival and distribution to sustain progress toward these science goals. We will make investment choices based on scientific merit through open competition and peer review for both space mission development and research tasks. We are operating more than 50 science missions and have more than 25 others in development. A key measure of our success is our progress toward achieving the science recommendations identified in each of the National Academies' decadal surveys. In 2005, an interim report by the decadal survey Committee on Earth Science and Applications from Space stated that the Nation's system of environmental satellites was “at risk of collapse,” and their final report in 2007 noted that the situation had worsened. We are rectifying this and meeting national needs by accelerating pioneering research missions, initiating new climate continuity missions, and revitalizing interagency efforts. Through our interagency collaborations, we will lead the development and launch of the next generation of civil operational environmental satellites, including weather and climate satellites for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and successor Landsat satellites for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Ultimately, the pace of scientific progress is enhanced by rapid, open access to data from our science missions. We will establish and maintain effective international and interagency partnerships to leverage our resources and extend the reach of our science results. We also will share the adventure of our science missions, and the story of the science and research involved, with the public to engage them in scientific exploration and to improve STEM education nationwide. Stakeholder(s): Objective(s):
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