NASA's Earth Science Project Office is a small group of success-oriented individuals providing project management for NASA's Science Mission Directorate field research. We provide planning, implementation, and post-mission support for projects of all sizes: from large, complex, multi-agency, international field campaigns to small domestic airborne science projects. We provide solutions for the entire NASA project lifecycle, including creating/tracking schedules and budgets in concert with NASA HQ, project planning, deployment site location and preparation, and project closeout. We represent NASA in negotiations for use of facilities, develop international agreements as needed, and handle the often complex logistics for fielding scientific and technical personnel and equipment. We collect shipping requirements and manage large shipments through packing, transit, customs, receiving, and equipment set up.
We have a long history of successful field campaigns, beginning in 1987 with both the Stratosphere-Troposphere Exchange Project (STEP) and the Airborne Antarctic Ozone Expedition (AAOE) experiments. Our primary customers currently are NASA Atmosphere and Biosphere within NASA's Earth System Science Research Program (ESSRP), NASA's Airborne Science Program, and the Earth System Science Pathfinder Program. We are also actively supporting Earth Action, NASA's Early Career Research Program, and NASA's X-59 program.
To best accomplish our mission, we utilize innovative processes and technologies to develop a campaign style which enhances scientist interaction and data exchange, and promotes rapid publication of data and scientific results. Our goal is to provide the necessary support to meet all program, science, and project requirements with the most efficient use of resources, and to share the exciting results of our missions.
