NASA Juno Mission Funding and Management Structure
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This document outlines the management structure and initial funding activities for the Juno space mission, which is tasked with achieving specific scientific objectives under NASA oversight.
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Southwest Research Institute
The institute is the recipient of the mission award and serves as the home institution for the Principal Investigator.
NASA
The agency is responsible for funding and overseeing the mission's scientific and operational goals.
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Key Facts
- NASA awarded the Juno New Frontiers mission to the Southwest Research Institute.
- The total funding amount for the mission is $184.27 million.
- The mission is scheduled to enter Phase B in early fiscal year 2006.
- Dr. Scott Bolton serves as the Principal Investigator and holds direct accountability to NASA for mission goals and scientific objectives.
- The Marshall Space Flight Center New Frontiers Program Office manages the Juno mission.
- The Jet Propulsion Laboratory provides the Project Manager, Rick Grammier, who oversees day-to-day operations.
- Lockheed Martin Space Systems Division is the designated spacecraft bus provider.
- The Principal Investigator delegates daily management to the Project Manager, who oversees the project system engineer, payload manager, and other operational leads.
- The mission is a collaborative effort involving Southwest Research Institute, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Lockheed Martin, and various universities and field centers.
Why It Matters
This document outlines the management structure and initial funding activities for the Juno space mission, which is tasked with achieving specific scientific objectives under NASA oversight.
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Centralized Accountability
The document explicitly defines a hierarchical management structure where the Principal Investigator holds total accountability to NASA, delegating operational management to a separate Project Manager.
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