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Bergstralh, Jay T.

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y 
th
at
 fi
t i
n 
th
e 
“m
ed
iu
m
” m
is
si
on
 c
at
eg
or
y:
•
So
ut
h 
Po
le
 A
itk
en
 B
as
in
 S
am
pl
e 
R
et
ur
n 
(S
PA
-S
R
)
•
Ju
pi
te
r P
ol
ar
 O
rb
ite
r w
ith
 P
ro
be
s 
(J
PO
P)
•
Ve
nu
s 
In
-s
itu
 E
xp
lo
re
r (
VI
SE
)
•
C
om
et
 S
ur
fa
ce
 S
am
pl
e 
R
et
ur
n 
(C
SS
R
)
•
K
ui
pe
r B
el
t P
lu
to
 E
xp
lo
re
r (
K
B
PE
) 
•
N
ew
 H
or
iz
on
s 
de
si
gn
at
ed
 a
s 
fir
st
 N
F 
m
is
si
on
 (K
B
P
E
)
•
C
om
pe
tit
io
n 
un
de
rw
ay
 fo
r s
ec
on
d 
N
F 
m
is
si
on
•
A
O
 fo
r a
 n
ew
 m
is
si
on
 a
pp
ro
xi
m
at
el
y 
ev
er
y 
th
re
e 
ye
ar
s
•
C
os
t C
ap
pe
d 
at
 $
75
0 
M
 in
 F
Y
 0
3 
D
ol
la
rs
, $
35
 M
 fo
r 
M
O
s
14
N
ew
 H
or
iz
on
s
C
ha
ra
ct
er
iz
e 
an
d 
M
ap
 th
e 
su
rfa
ce
 o
f P
lu
to
 a
nd
C
ha
ro
n,
 a
nd
 
C
ha
ra
ct
er
iz
e 
th
e 
at
m
os
ph
er
e 
of
 P
lu
to
M
is
si
on
 is
 s
ch
ed
ul
ed
 fo
r l
au
nc
h 
in
 
Ja
nu
ar
y 
20
06
N
uc
le
ar
 (R
TG
) l
au
nc
h 
ap
pr
ov
al
 is
 m
aj
or
 
sc
he
du
le
 d
riv
er
Pr
od
uc
tio
n 
of
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la
dd
ed
 p
lu
to
ni
um
 p
el
le
ts
 a
t 
LA
N
L 
is
 a
dd
iti
on
al
 s
ch
ed
ul
e 
ris
k
15
Tr
ac
ea
bi
lit
y 
to
 D
ec
ad
al
 S
ur
ve
y
•
H
ig
he
st
 p
rio
rit
y 
re
co
m
m
en
da
tio
n:
 “f
la
gs
hi
p-
cl
as
s”
 
m
is
si
on
 (>
$1
B
), 
E
ur
op
a 
G
eo
ph
ys
ic
al
 E
xp
lo
re
r (
E
G
S
)
–
JI
M
O
 m
ee
ts
 a
nd
 e
xc
ee
ds
 a
ll 
sc
ie
nc
e 
re
qu
ire
m
en
ts
 fo
r E
G
S
•
Fi
ve
 h
ig
h-
pr
io
rit
y 
“m
ed
iu
m
-c
la
ss
” m
is
si
on
s 
to
 P
lu
to
, 
V
en
us
, J
up
ite
r, 
M
oo
n,
 a
nd
 c
om
et
 n
uc
le
us
–
N
ew
 F
ro
nt
ie
rs
 p
ro
gr
am
 o
f P
I-l
ed
 m
ed
iu
m
 c
la
ss
 (≤
$7
50
 M
) 
m
is
si
on
s 
in
iti
at
ed
 in
 F
Y
20
03
–
N
ew
 H
or
iz
on
s 
de
si
gn
at
ed
 a
s 
fir
st
 N
F 
m
is
si
on
–
A
O
 is
su
ed
 fo
r c
om
pe
tit
io
n 
am
on
g 
re
m
ai
ni
ng
 fo
ur
 m
is
si
on
s.
  
E
xp
ec
t t
o 
is
su
e 
ad
di
tio
na
lA
O
s 
at
 a
pp
ro
xi
m
at
el
y 
th
re
e-
ye
ar
 
in
te
rv
al
s
•
S
tro
ng
 e
nd
or
se
m
en
t f
or
 c
on
tin
ui
ng
 s
uc
ce
ss
fu
l 
D
is
co
ve
ry
 p
ro
gr
am
 o
f “
sm
al
l” 
P
I-l
ed
 m
is
si
on
s
FU
TU
R
E
 M
IS
S
IO
N
S
17
“F
la
gs
hi
p”
 M
is
si
on
s
•
Lo
ng
-te
rm
 s
tra
te
gy
 fo
r o
ut
er
 p
la
ne
ts
 
ex
pl
or
at
io
n 
de
pe
nd
s 
on
 fi
ss
io
n 
po
w
er
 a
nd
 
nu
cl
ea
r e
le
ct
ric
 p
ro
pu
ls
io
n 
(N
E
P
P
) t
o 
ov
er
co
m
e 
tra
di
tio
na
l l
im
ita
tio
ns
 in
 p
ow
er
, 
pr
op
ul
si
on
, c
om
m
un
ic
at
io
ns
, e
tc
.
18
Fl
ag
sh
ip
M
is
si
on
s
N
EP
P 
pr
ov
id
es
 re
vo
lu
tio
na
ry
 c
ap
ab
ili
tie
s 
fo
r s
ci
en
ce
 fa
r e
xc
ee
di
ng
 p
re
vi
ou
s 
m
is
si
on
s
•
H
ig
h 
po
w
er
 fo
r i
ns
tru
m
en
ts
–
In
cl
ud
in
g 
ac
tiv
e
re
m
ot
e 
se
ns
in
g
•
H
ig
h 
da
ta
 ra
te
s 
du
rin
g 
ac
qu
is
iti
on
 a
nd
 
tra
ns
m
is
si
on
•
La
rg
e 
sc
ie
nc
e 
pa
yl
oa
d 
m
as
s
•
H
ig
h 
du
ty
 c
yc
le
•
In
cr
ea
se
d 
ob
se
rv
at
io
n 
tim
e 
at
 fi
na
l d
es
tin
at
io
n
•
H
ig
h 
de
lta
 V
 c
ap
ab
ili
ty
 
19
Fl
ag
sh
ip
 M
is
si
on
s
•
V
is
io
n 
is
 fo
r a
 fi
ss
io
n-
en
ab
le
d 
fla
gs
hi
p 
m
is
si
on
 
ev
er
y 
4 
to
 5
 y
ea
rs
 b
eg
in
ni
ng
 w
ith
 J
IM
O
•
S
S
B
 “C
om
m
itt
ee
 o
n 
P
rio
rit
ie
s 
in
 S
pa
ce
 S
ci
en
ce
 
E
na
bl
ed
 b
y 
N
uc
le
ar
 P
ow
er
 a
nd
 P
ro
pu
ls
io
n”
 w
ill
 
re
po
rt 
ne
xt
 y
ea
r.
•
O
P
A
G
, a
 c
ou
nt
er
pa
rt 
to
 th
e 
M
ar
s 
E
xp
lo
ra
tio
n 
P
ro
gr
am
 A
ss
es
sm
en
t G
ro
up
 (M
E
P
A
G
), 
w
ill
 
in
vo
lv
e 
sc
ie
nc
e 
co
m
m
un
ity
 in
 p
la
nn
in
g 
JI
M
O
 
fo
llo
w
-o
n 
m
is
si
on
s
20
Fl
ag
sh
ip
 M
is
si
on
s
•
A
t a
 s
ci
en
ce
 w
or
ks
ho
p 
in
 J
un
e,
 th
e 
sc
ie
nc
e 
co
m
m
un
ity
 p
ro
vi
de
d 
7 
m
is
si
on
 c
on
ce
pt
s 
fo
r 
JI
M
O
 fo
llo
w
-o
n 
m
is
si
on
s:
•
5 
of
 th
e 
7 
m
is
si
on
s 
ca
ll 
fo
r p
ro
be
s
–
P
en
et
ra
to
rs
, a
tm
os
ph
er
ic
 p
ro
be
s,
 a
er
ob
ot
s,
 e
tc
.
–
E
ur
op
a 
La
nd
er
–
Io
 O
rb
ite
r
–
N
ep
tu
ne
/U
ra
nu
s 
O
rb
ite
r
–
Sa
tu
rn
/T
ita
n 
Ex
pl
or
er
–
M
ul
tip
ro
be
s 
to
 
M
ul
tiw
or
ld
s
–
In
te
rs
te
lla
r P
ro
be
–
Pr
im
iti
ve
 B
od
ie
s 
Ex
pl
or
er
21
Fl
ag
sh
ip
 M
is
si
on
s
S
ci
en
ce
 re
tu
rn
 o
f J
IM
O
 fo
llo
w
-o
n 
m
is
si
on
s 
m
us
t 
•B
e 
co
m
m
en
su
ra
te
 w
ith
 th
e 
sc
al
e 
of
 th
es
e 
m
is
si
on
s
–
S
in
gl
e 
N
E
P
P
 m
is
si
on
 c
an
 a
cc
om
pl
is
h 
go
al
s 
of
 
m
ul
tip
le
 “c
on
ve
nt
io
na
l” 
m
is
si
on
s 
(i.
e.
, h
ig
h 
re
tu
rn
 o
n 
in
ve
st
m
en
t)
–
N
E
P
P
 c
an
 e
na
bl
e 
sc
ie
nc
e 
of
 d
iff
er
en
t n
at
ur
e 
an
d 
sc
op
e 
th
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 p
re
vi
ou
sl
y 
co
nt
em
pl
at
ed
•F
it 
w
ith
in
 th
e 
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m
ew
or
k 
pr
ov
id
ed
 b
y 
D
ec
ad
al
 
S
ur
ve
ys
, R
oa
dm
ap
s,
 &
 V
is
io
n
•B
e 
re
sp
on
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ve
 to
 n
ew
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is
co
ve
rie
s
22
M
ed
iu
m
 M
is
si
on
s
•I
t i
s 
an
tic
ip
at
ed
 th
at
 fu
tu
re
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nn
ou
nc
em
en
ts
 o
f 
O
pp
or
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ni
ty
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r N
ew
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ro
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rs
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ill
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e 
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tiv
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m
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d 
in
 th
e 
D
ec
ad
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ur
ve
y.
 
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ill
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e 
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po
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ro
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ig
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on
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–
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in
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