SPACE SCIENCE INSTITUTE

The Space Science Institute is shaping our future by enabling scientists to advance our understanding of Earth and the Universe; increasing science and technology literacy for people of all ages and backgrounds; and inspiring youth to pursue science-technology education and career opportunities.

Our scientists and educators use their educational backgrounds, combined with their field experience, to win funding via proposal processes from all available sources to help advance their fields and the public's understanding of their fields of expertise. While federal funding is still the primary resource for such work and dissemination of such work, SSI is hopeful that others (corporations, foundations, and individuals) will also begin to make up a larger share of such resources.

Our employees have capabilities ranging from expertise in Earth science to astrophysics, and many fields in between. We also have many highly qualified business staff and educational team members which allow us to be creative and fresh in our approaches of disseminating the latest knowledge of our fields. Informal education, an expertise area for SSI, is a resourceful way to reach multi-generational families in both urban and underserved areas. It is our hope that in performing the work we do, we will help inspire and education younger generations and their older family members alike and bring the US back to the forefront of scientific discovery and education.

We measure our progress using the Indicators as mentioned previously. If we are inspiring younger generations to take more of an interest in STEM fields, if our scientists are promoting their fields and making fresh new discoveries, and if we are moving the US (as a whole) forward in the sciences - we are progressing toward our Mission and goals as an organization.