Strategic plan cover to dupe 1/23/03 9:32 AM Page 2 National Aeronautics and Space Administration 2003 Strategic Plan Strategic plan cover to dupe 1/23/03 9:32 AM Page 3 701_pgi_vi 1/30/03 9:57 AM Page i Table of Contents | i National Aeronautics and Space Administration Table of Contents iii Letter from the Administrator 1 NASA Strategy 7 Achieving Our Vision and Mission 7 Agency Goals 10 Implementing Strategies 10 Transforming NASA 11 As Only NASA Can 12 Mission I: To Understand and Protect Our Home 13 Goal 1: Understand Earth’s system and apply Earth-system science to improve the prediction of climate, weather, and natural hazards. 14 Goal 2: Enable a safer, more secure, efficient, and environmentally friendly air transportation system. 15 Goal 3: Create a more secure world and improve the quality of life by investing in technologies and collaborating with other agencies, industry, and academia. 17 Mission II: To Explore the Universe and Search for Life 18 Goal 4: Explore the fundamental principles of physics, chemistry, and biology through research in the unique natural laboratory of space. 19 Goal 5: Explore the solar system and the universe beyond, understand the origin and evolution of life, and search for evidence of life elsewhere. 21 Mission III: To Inspire the Next Generation of Explorers 22 Goal 6: Inspire and motivate students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. 23 Goal 7: Engage the public in shaping and sharing the experience of exploration and discovery. 24 Space Flight Capabilities 25 Goal 8: Ensure the provision of space access and improve it by increasing safety, reliability, and affordability. 26 Goal 9: Extend the duration and boundaries of human space flight to create new opportunities for exploration and discovery. 26 Goal 10: Enable revolutionary capabilities through new technology. 29 Scenarios for the Future Appendices A-1 Appe
