Science Strategy

To ensure the success of the space program through generations to come, we must have simple, but compelling, long-term goals and a coherent, thoughtful plan to achieve them. The NASA Strategic Plan embraces the goals articulated in the Vision for Space Exploration and addresses our strategy for reaching them. In turn, the Strategic Plans developed by the Science Mission Directorate Divisions work in tandem to support the goals of the Directorate and, ultimately, NASA.

pdf (5.1 MB) SMD Science Plan for 2007-2016

To ensure the success of the space program through generations to come, we must have simple, but compelling, long-term goals and a coherent, thoughtful plan to achieve them. The NASA Strategic Plan embraces the goals articulated in the Vision for Space Exploration and addresses our strategy for reaching them

pdf (1.3 MB) Summary of the SMD Science Plan for 2007-2016

pdf (670.9 kB) 2006 NASA Strategic Plan

pdf (10.6 MB) 2006 Astrophysics Roadmap

pdf (11.2 MB) 2006 Solar System Exploration Roadmap

pdf (7.0 MB) 2006 Heliophysics Roadmap

pdf (2.2 MB) Heliophysics Science and the Moon 2007