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NASA Science Mission Directorate

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NASA directorate science organization unit

The NASA Science Mission Directorate is the division of NASA responsible for planning and overseeing the agency’s science programs and missions that explore Earth, the solar system, and the universe.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NASA directorate → science organization unit →
country	United States of America →
fieldOfWork	Earth science → astrophysics → heliophysics → planetary science → space science policy → space technology for science missions →
hasMainTask	conducting scientific exploration of Earth → conducting scientific exploration of the solar system → conducting scientific exploration of the universe → developing space science missions → engaging the scientific community → funding scientific investigations → managing NASA science mission portfolios → overseeing NASA science missions → planning NASA science programs → supporting STEM education and public outreach in science → supporting space science research →
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	District of Columbia →
missionStatement	to enable NASA to achieve its science goals in the context of the nation’s science agenda → to explore the solar system and beyond to understand the origin and evolution of planetary systems and life → to explore the universe to understand its origin, structure, evolution, and destiny → to understand the Earth system and its response to natural and human-induced changes → to understand the Sun and its interactions with Earth and the solar system →
oversees	NASA Astrophysics Division → NASA Astrophysics Explorers Program → NASA Balloon Program Office science missions → NASA Biological and Physical Sciences Division → NASA Discovery Program → NASA Earth Science Division → NASA Earth Science Technology Office → NASA Earth System Observatory missions → NASA Great Observatories astrophysics missions → NASA Heliophysics Division → NASA Heliophysics System Observatory missions → NASA Joint Agency Satellite Division → NASA Mars Exploration Program → NASA New Frontiers Program → NASA Planetary Science Division → NASA Research and Analysis programs in science → NASA Sounding Rockets Program Office science missions → NASA Suborbital science programs → NASA science data archiving and distribution →
parentOrganization	National Aeronautics and Space Administration →
partOf	National Aeronautics and Space Administration →
website	https://science.nasa.gov →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Jet Propulsion Laboratory → NASA APD → NASA Astrophysics Division → NASA Astrophysics Research and Analysis Program ("NASA Science Mission Directorate programs") →	partOf
Mars Exploration Program → NASA Astrobiology Institute → NASA Astrophysics Technology Program →	parentOrganization
Mars Science Laboratory → NuSTAR →	fundingAgency
NASA Astrophysics Theory Program →	administeredBy
Wallops Flight Facility →	affiliation
RAD →	fundedBy
NASA Headquarters ("Science Mission Directorate") →	hasPart
NASA Astrophysics Explorers Program →	parentAgency
NASA Astrophysics Research and Analysis Program →	sponsor