News Release 05-170
Foundation Releases 2005 Facility Plan
Provides Context for Major Research Investments
September 27, 2005
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) today issued its Facility Plan for 2005. The 61-page document provides an overview of science and engineering research objectives and opportunities that collectively form the context for NSF's current and potential future investments through its Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction (MREFC) budget account.
Existing MREFC projects include radio telescopes, the EarthScope geoscience program, a scientific ocean drilling vessel, a neutrino observatory, and more.
Potential future projects extend across a wide range of science and engineering possibilities that are described in the Facility Plan. To view the document, see http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf05058.
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