NASA Planetary Mission Senior Reviews - PMSR

Overview

NASA’s planetary science missions near the end of their prime mission (PM) or extended mission (EM) may propose an extension. These extended missions can leverage NASA’s large investment in order to perform continued science operations at a cost far lower than developing a new mission. In some cases, the extensions allow missions to continue to acquire valuable long-duration datasets, while in other cases, EMs allow missions to visit new targets, with entirely new science goals. The ‘Senior Review’ of these proposals typically happens every three years, by a panel made of experts from academia, NASA, and industry.

2022 Planetary Mission Senior Review (PMSR22)

Missions reviewed: InSight, LRO, Mars Odyssey, MAVEN, MRO, MSL, New Horizons, and OSIRIS-REx (APEX).


2020 Planetary Mission Senior Review (PMSR20)

Missions reviewed: InSight and Juno.


2019 Planetary Mission Senior Review (PMSR19)

Missions reviewed: LRO, Mars Odyssey, Mars Express, MAVEN, MRO, and MSL.


2016 Planetary Mission Senior Review

Missions reviewed: LRO, Mars Express, Mars Odyssey, MAVEN, MER, MRO, MSL, and New Horizons.


2014 Planetary Mission Senior Review

Missions reviewed: Mars Express, Mars Odyssey, MER, MRO, and MSL.


2012 Planetary Mission Senior Review

Missions reviewed: Cassini, Deep Impact, LRO, Mars Express, Mars Odyssey, MER, and MRO.


2000 Planetary Mission Senior Review

Missions reviewed: DS1, Galileo, MGS, NEAR.