National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Small Business Innovation Research 1999 Program Solicitation
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NASA's Space Science Enterprise seeks to discover the mysteries of the universe, explore the solar system, find planets around other stars, and search for life beyond Earth. From Origins to Destiny, the Enterprise seeks to chart the evolution of the Universe, its galaxies, stars, planets, and life. Its mission includes four science themes: Sun-Earth Connection - SEC (Space Physics); Solar System Exploration - SSE (Planetary Science); Structure and Evolution of the Universe - SEU (Astrophysics); and Astronomical Search for Origins and Planetary Systems. Each of these themes has a committee made up of both NASA and non-NASA scientists. Among their activities is the creation of a scientific roadmap for the next twenty years -- a plan for future space missions that will probe the mysteries of the universe.
13 LARGE OPTICS MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
13.01 Space Based Large Telescopes
14 IN-SITU EXPLORATION AND SAMPLE RETURN
14.01 In-Situ Science Payload Systems
14.02 Instrument Deployment, Sample Acquisition and Retrieval Systems
15 ASTROPHYSICAL AND SPACE PHYSICS OBSERVATIONS
15.01 Technologies for Studies of the Structure and Evolution of the Universe
15.02 Sensing at Energies Greater than 5 eV (~2500 A)
15.03 Heliospheric Plasmas and Fields Sensors
16.01 Interferometry Technology
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