Priority questions in Planetary Science for the next decade published in “Vision and Voyages for Planetary Science in the Decade 2013-2022” identified 3 themes; understanding solar system beginnings, searching for the requirements for life in planetary habitats, and revealing planetary processes through time. Science instruments for future missions require a focused technology development strategy to mature critical technologies for measurements that could provide answers. This paper describes two instrument development programs within the Planetary Science Division (PSD) within NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD). PSD recognizes that instrument development and maturation is vital to increasing PSD's scientific capabilities and the measurements necessary to address the questions in future missions.


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    Title :

    Opportunities in NASA Planetary Science Instrument Development


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2019-03-01


    Size :

    2598585 byte




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English






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