PSD Strategic Guidance
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Planetary Science Advisory Committee
The Planetary Science Advisory Committee (PAC) supports, under FACA rules, the needs of the Planetary Science Division (PSD), the Science Mission Directorate (SMD) and other mission directorates as required, and the NASA Administrator.
Find More PAC Information Here![This is an updated montage of planetary images taken by spacecraft managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA. Included are from top to bottom images of Mercury, Venus, Earth and Moon, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA01341/PIA01341~large.jpg?w=1570&h=1920&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint)
Decadal Survey Report
"Origins, Worlds, and Life: A Decadal Strategy for Planetary Science and Astrobiology 2023-2032" (NASEM, 2023)
Get the report![Cover of the decadal report showing planets and solar system](https://cdn.statically.io/img/science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/decadal-cover.jpg?w=4096&format=jpeg)
NASA Response to the 2023-2032 Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey
NASA Planetary Missions Concept Study Reports (Completed 2020)
Decadal Survey-Requested Mission Studies (Completed 2022)
Previous Decadal Survey Reports
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Vision and Voyages for Planetary Science in the Decade 2013-2022 (NASEM, 2011)
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Visions Into Voyages for Planetary Science in the Decade 2013-2022, A Midterm Review (NASEM, 2018)
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NASA Response to Decadal Survey Midterm Review (2019)
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New Frontiers in the Solar System: An Integrated Exploration Strategy (NASEM, 2003)
Other NASEM Reports
NASA PSD Reviews
NASA Planetary Mission Senior Reviews (PMSR)
NASA’s planetary science missions near the end of their prime mission (PM) or extended mission (EM) may propose an extension. These extended missions can leverage NASA’s large investment in order to perform continued science operations at a cost far lower than developing a new mission. In some cases, the extensions allow missions to continue to acquire valuable long-duration datasets, while in other cases, EMs allow missions to visit new targets, with entirely new science goals. The ‘Senior Review’ of these proposals typically happens every three years, by a panel made of experts from academia, NASA, and industry.
Learn More![This illustration depicts NASA's Juno spacecraft in orbit above Jupiter's Great Red Spot.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA21770/PIA21770~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1280&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint)
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Assessment of NASA’s Nexus for Exoplanet System Science (NExSS) Research Coordination Network (RCN)
NExSS Report
Read More![This artist’s concept Kepler-47, the first two-star systems with multiple planets orbiting the two suns, suggests just how difficult the road ahead will be.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/681727main_kepler47_art_full.jpeg?w=4096&format=jpeg&crop=1)
Assessment of NASA’s Nexus for Exoplanet System Science (NExSS) Research Coordination Network (RCN)
NASA Response
Read More![This artist’s concept Kepler-47, the first two-star systems with multiple planets orbiting the two suns, suggests just how difficult the road ahead will be.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/681727main_kepler47_art_full.jpeg?w=4096&format=jpeg&crop=1)
Community White Papers
PSD Community Announcements
NASA Venus Science Group
NASA has selected six scientists to serve on the newly established Venus Science Coordination group, a joint committee of NASA and ESA to identify new, unanticipated scientific approaches and outcomes based on synergies among the missions to Venus and to suggest studies to enhance their overall scientific return.