THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES, ENGINEERING, AND MEDICINE
Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences
Space Studies Board
Committee on the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey
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Congressional Briefing
Thursday, April 14, 2022 – 2:00 p.m.
via Zoom
on
Origins, Worlds, and Life:
A Decadal Strategy for Planetary Science and Astrobiology 2023-2032
This new report, from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, highlights key science questions, identifies priority missions, and presents a comprehensive research strategy that includes both planetary defense and human exploration. This report also recommends ways to support the profession, as well as the technologies and infrastructure needed to carry out the science.
Origins, Worlds, and Life is the latest in a series of reports that is in response to Sec. 1104, National Academies Decadal Surveys from P.L. 110-422, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008.
This briefing was for members of Congress and congressional staff only. The report was publicly released on April 19, 2022 and can be found, in its entirety, on the Web site of the National Academies Press.