NASA Lunar Science Institute Reviewed

The NASA Lunar Science Institute, formed in 2008, has seven teams working on the study of the moon. The institute supplements and extends existing NASA lunar science programs. Supported by the NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) and the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate (ESMD), the NLSI is managed by the NASA Ames Research Center and is modeled on the NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI) with dispersed teams across the nation working together to help lead the agency's research activities related to NASA's lunar exploration goals. The institute has facilitated agreement on lunar studies with nine nations.