NASA Advisory Council Information on the mission, background, standing committees, members, meeting dates, agenda, minutes, recommendations, responses and presentations.
Diaz Report, Jan. 30, 2004
"A Renewed Commitment to Excellence" is an assessment of agency-wide response to the findings of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board report.
Presidential Space Commission Report, June 16, 2003
A Presidential Commission headed by Edward C. "Pete" Aldridge, Jr. releases its report on implementation of The Vision for Space Exploration -- NASA's plans to return to the Moon, travel to Mars and Beyond.
Space Telescope Transition Plan Review Panel Report, August 2003
An independent panel of astronomers identified three options for NASA to consider in planning the transition from the Hubble Space Telescope to the James Webb Space Telescope at the start of the next decade.
Contour Mishap Board Completes Investigation, Oct. 15, 2003
NASA's Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) Mishap Investigation Board (MIB) identified four possible causes for the failure of the comet-rendezvous mission launched in July 2002. The Board concluded the probable proximate cause for this accident was structural failure of the spacecraft due to plume heating during the embedded solid-rocket motor burn.
