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Exploration Systems Mission Directorate
NASA's mission directorate responsible for implementing the Vision for Space Exploration.
SOMD
Space Operations Mission Directorate
NASA's mission directorate responsible for operating spacecraft related to human in and beyond low-Earth orbit.
OIA
Office of Infrastructure and Administration
Office of Infrastructure and Administration is a diverse organization supporting Agency missions by providing executive leadership, policy, technical expertise and oversight of Agency infrastructure and management systems.
Overview
The President's FY 2011 budget outlines a bold new direction for the Nation’s space exploration program. The implications of this new strategy are far-reaching, and there will be considerable changes. We are now in the early stages of assembling the revised transition strategy.
However, in the near term, NASA’s goals remain unchanged. NASA and our international partners remain committed to the safe and successful flyout of the Space Shuttle manifest and the completion of the International Space Station. Space Shuttle retirement activities will continue. The International Space Station, which has maintained a permanent human presence in space since 2000, will continue to support an intense program of scientific research. The work of extending the capacity for people to live and work in space goes on.
Other factors will come into greater focus in the months ahead. The extraordinary work done to date on the Constellation Program will need to be preserved. Constellation was to receive much of the Space Shuttle’s legacy assets and capabilities once they were no longer needed for Shuttle mission execution; those transition plans are now being reassessed. NASA’s acquisition and workforce transition plans are also now under review.
NASA will continue to provide regular updates through this website during this new phase of transition. More information on the NASA FY 2011 budget can be found at:
www.nasa.gov/news/budget/
Workforce Highlights
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Workforce Transition Strategy Report - Third Edition
The last edition of the NASA Workforce Transition Strategy was published in July 2009. NASA is reviewing this strategy in light of the President’s FY 2011 budget and will provide an update to this report when the review is complete.
Program Planning Highlights
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Space Station Primed for New Era of Scientific Discoveries
NASA and its international partners are looking forward to unprecedented scientific opportunities aboard the International Space Station
Transition Documents
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NASA Transition Management Plan
Release Date: December 18, 2008
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Workforce Transition Strategy Report - Third Edition
The last edition of the NASA Workforce Transition Strategy was published in July 2009. NASA is reviewing this strategy in light of the President’s FY 2011 budget and will provide an update to this report when the review is complete.
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Multi-Program Integrated Milestones
NASA will provide information on integrated schedules as they become available.
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NASA Integrated Acquisition Roadmap
NASA is reviewing this roadmap in light of the President’s FY 2011 budget and will provide updates as they become available.
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RFI on Space Shuttle Orbiter Placement
This RFI is to obtain input from institutions, museums, and other organizations about the community’s ability to acquire and publicly display the Orbiters.
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NASA Space Shuttle Program Artifacts Pamphlet
Release Date: August 28, 2009
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Final Space Shuttle Program Programmatic Environmental Assessment
A report addressing the potential environmental impacts associated with the transition and retirement of the Space Shuttle Program.
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Rendezvous
Rendezvous is a quarterly magazine published by the Space Shuttle Program to give employees the latest transition news. The most recent issue was released in Winter 2010.