11.1 NASA SMD E/PO Policies

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and its Science Mission Directorate (SMD) have developed a comprehensive approach to providing education and public outreach (E/PO) to enhance the public's understanding of space science. NASA and the SMD have incorporated those objectives as integral components of all missions and research programs. The documents that establish the basic E/PO policies and guidelines are as follows:

• Partners in Education: A Strategy for Integrating Education and Public Outreach into NASA's Space Science Programs (March 1995)
  [ http://spacescience.nasa.gov/admin/pubs/edu/educov.htm ],
• Implementing the Office of Space Science (OSS) Education/Public Outreach Strategy (October 1996) [ http://spacescience.nasa.gov/admin/pubs/edu/imp_plan.htm ], and
• An explanatory Guide to NASA Office of Space Science Education and Public Outreach evaluation Criteria (March 2004) [ http://ssibroker.colorado.edu/Broker/Eval_criteria/Guide/Guide3_0.Final.pdf ].

All of these documents can be found at the NASA Science Web site, http://science.hq.nasa.gov/research/guidelines.html.