NASA's Science Mission Directorate's Sensor, Detectors, and Instrument Technology Needs

摘要

The Science Mission Directorate (SMD) engages the Nation's science community, sponsors scientific research, and develops and deploys satellites and probes in collaboration with NASA's partners around the world to answer fundamental questions requiring the view from and into space. The National Research Council is an advisor to SMD and conducts decadal surveys to define science priorities in its discipline areas for the next decade. SMD seeks to understand the origins, evolution, and destiny of the universe and to understand the nature of the phenomena that shape it. SMD also seeks to understand: 1. The nature of life in the universe and what kinds of life may exist beyond Earth; 2. The solar system, both scientifically and in preparation for human exploration; and 3. The Sun and Earth, changes in the Earth-Sun system, and the consequences of the Earth-Sun relationship for life on Earth.