Assessment of Technology Development in NASA's Office of Space Science -- Copyright -- Foreword -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- REFERENCE -- 1 Introduction -- REFERENCES -- 2 Advanced Technology Development -- PLANNING -- Assessment of the Current Process -- Cross-Enterprise Technology -- Long-Term Technology Development -- IMPLEMENTATION -- Core Competencies -- Roles of NASA Headquarters and the Centers -- INFRASTRUCTURE -- Workforce Development -- Organizational Interdependencies -- Role of Chief Scientist -- Full-Cost Accounting -- PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT -- Data Collection -- Technology Insertion -- Follow-up -- REFERENCES -- 3 Summary -- RESPONSE TO MANAGING THE SPACE SCIENCES -- ADDRESSING CONGRESSIONAL CONCERNS -- LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS -- Planning -- Implementation -- Infrastructure -- Performance Measurement -- REFERENCE -- APPENDIXES -- A FY 1998 Congressional Appropriations Report Language -- SENATE -- NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION -- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES -- NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION -- B Request from NASA's Office of Space Science -- C Statement of Task -- D Meeting Agendas -- TASK GROUP ON TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT IN NASA'S OFFICE OF SPACE SCIENCE -- MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1998 -- Closed Session -- Open Sessions -- TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1998 -- Open Sessions -- Closed Session -- WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1998 -- Closed Sessions -- TASK GROUP ON TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT IN NASA'S OFFICE OF SPACE SCIENCE -- MONDAY, JULY 13, 1998 -- Closed Session -- Open Session -- Closed Session -- TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1998 -- Closed Session -- E Draft Technology Policy Statement from NASA's Office of Space Science -- F Biographical Information.