In late 2011, the United States Congress directed the NASA Office of Inspector General to commission a "comprehensive independent assessment of NASA's strategic direction and agency management." Subsequently, NASA requested that the National Research Council (NRC) conduct this independent assessment. In the spring of 2012, the NRC Committee on NASA's Strategic Direction was formed and began work on its task. The committee determined that, only with a national consensus on the agency's future strategic direction-along the lines described in the full NRC report-can NASA continue to deliver the wonder, the knowledge, the national security and economic benefits, and the technology that have been typified by its earlier history. NASA's Strategic Direction and the Need for a National Consensus summarizes the findings and recommendations of the committee.
Table of Contents
Front Matter
Summary
1 NASA's Past and Current Trajectory
2 Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations
Appendixes
Appendix A Statement of Task
Appendix B Committee Meetings and Site Visits
Appendix C Select Key Reports Concerning NASA's Strategic Direction
Appendix D Committee and Staff Biographical Information
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