Kirstin R.W. Matthews; Brent J. Carey, graduate intern, Science and Technology Policy Program, Baker Institute; Kenneth M. Evans, graduate intern, Science and Technology Policy Program, Baker Institute; and Paidraig Moloney, graduate intern, Science and Technology Policy Program, Baker Institute, examine the history of challenges NASA has faced in funding science research, using nanotechnology as a case study. The authors describe the lack of continuity and long-term strategic planning in research and development that has brought the agency to its current state.
