SINCE ITS INCEPTION MORE THAN FIVE DECADES AGO THE LPI HAS PLAYED A UNIQUE ROLE IN THE LUNAR AND PLANETARY SCIENCE COMMUNITY PROVIDING A MEANS FOR COOPERATION AMONG NASA UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS TO ADVANCE NASA S OBJECTIVES IN PLANETARY SCIENCE. THE LPI S SUCCESS IS DUE TO THE BREADTH OF ITS ACTIVITIES THE ACTIVE SYNERGIES AMONG THEM AND CRUCIALLY THE INFUSION OF SCIENCE INTO EVERYTHING WE DO. THE LPI ALSO HAS A LONG HISTORY OF FRUITFUL COLLABORATION WITH THE ASTROMATERIALS DIVISION AT NASA S JOHNSON SPACE CENTER (JSC) FACILITATED BY THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF OUR TWO ORGANIZATIONS.