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NASA Explorer and Suborbital Programs 5-15<br />
NSF Mid-Scale Innovation Program 5-16<br />
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 5-18<br />
NASA-Funded Space-Based <strong>Astrophysics</strong> Technology Development 5-18<br />
NSF-Funded Ground-Based <strong>Astrophysics</strong> Technology Development 5-20<br />
DOE-Funded Technology Development 5-21<br />
LABORATORY ASTROPHYSICS 5-21<br />
<strong>The</strong> Scope and Needs <strong>of</strong> Laboratory <strong>Astrophysics</strong> 5-21<br />
<strong>The</strong> Funding Challenge 5-23<br />
6 PREPARING FOR TOMORROW<br />
OPERATING AND UPCOMING PROJECTS, MISSIONS, AND FACILITIES 6-1<br />
<strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> Energy 6-1<br />
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 6-2<br />
National Science Foundation 6-4<br />
TOWARD FUTURE PROJECTS, MISSIONS, AND FACILITIES 6-8<br />
<strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> Energy 6-8<br />
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 6-8<br />
National Science Foundation 6-9<br />
7 REALIZING THE OPPORTUNITIES<br />
PROCESS 7-1<br />
Prioritization Criteria 7-1<br />
Program Prioritization 7-1<br />
Cost Risk and Technical Evaluation 7-2<br />
Budgets 7-3<br />
SCIENCE OBJECTIVES FOR THE DECADE 7-5<br />
Cosmic Dawn: Searching for the First Stars, Galaxies, and Black Holes 7-5<br />
New Worlds: Finding and Preparing to Characterize Nearby Planets Like Earth 7-7<br />
<strong>The</strong> Physics <strong>of</strong> the Universe: Understanding Scientific Principles 7-10<br />
THE LARGER SCIENCE PROGRAM 7-12<br />
Discovery 7-13<br />
Origins 7-14<br />
Understanding the Cosmic Order 7-14<br />
Frontiers <strong>of</strong> Knowledge 7-16<br />
RECOMMENDED PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES 7-16<br />
Recommendations for New Space Activities⎯Large Projects 7-17<br />
Recommendations for New Space Activities⎯Medium Projects 7-23<br />
Recommendations for New Space Activities⎯Small Projects 7-25<br />
Small Additions and Augmentations to NASA’s Core Research Programs 7-25<br />
Recommendations for New Ground-Based Activities⎯Large Projects 7-29<br />
Recommendations for New Ground-Based Activities⎯Medium Project 7-37<br />
Small Additions and Augmentations to NSF’s Core Research Program 7-38<br />
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AGENCIES 7-39<br />
NASA-<strong>Astrophysics</strong> 7-40<br />
NSF-<strong>Astronomy</strong> 7-41<br />
DOE-High Energy Physics 7-41<br />
EPILOGUE 7-42<br />
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