The Earth Observer: Jan - Jan, 1990

Message from HQ
I am very pleased with the President's budget request for 1991 which includes a "new start" for EOS and Earth Probes. The Mission to Planet Earth is one of NASA's main budget highlights. I am confident that the continuation of the budget process will result in a program that is a major contributor to the U.S. Global Change Program, to our understanding the Earth as a system, and to helping our country and our planet deal with global change in the next century. I want to thank each of you who has participated in this Presidential and Agency initiative. — Shelby Tilford

PHASE C/D HERE WE COME!
Well, the EOS Project is now more than halfway through Phase B. The Science Teams are formed; the IWG is organized. The Project has a strong new management in place, and Headqμarters has settled into its new organization. The President has requested the prerequisite "new start." The Committee on Earth Sciences of the OSTP has issued its 1991 plan for a billion dollar U.S. Program in Global Change ... and our international partners are planning their complementary polar orbiting missions. We are on a very solid foundation. EOS is gathering strength. The scientific goals, the resources, the people, and the resolve—those are the ingredients for success. NASA has led the world in every space venture. We understand what it takes to carry out a large mission, and now we are getting ready for the long haul. We are creating the architecture and building the infrastructure daily. The pace is quickening. Those who have joined the effort are destined to change the way our Earth is viewed. — Jerry Soffen

Message from EOS Project
The newly established top-level organizational structure that became effective January 14, 1990, for the Earth Observing System (EOS) Project is shown on page 2. It currently operates as a directorate-level entity (Code 420), allowing proper emphasis to be given to this large GSFC mission. The organization was established to accommodate an FY91 new start to provide proper management for three interrelated elements: platforms, instruments, and ground system and operations. These have been established as division-level projects under the following GSFC codes: Code 421 - Platforms Project; Code 422 - Instruments Project; and Code 423 - Ground System and Operations Project. These are complemented by the EOS Project Science Office, Code 600, and the Flight Assurance Management Office, Code 303. The EOS office and associated projects are currently being staffed. More detailed organizational breakdowns will be published in a later issue of this newsletter.
— Jeremiah J . Madden

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