DR. SMITH WILL ANALYZE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NEW LASER ALTIMETER/RANGER FOR ASTEROID SCIENCE ON FUTURE PLANETARY MISSIONS AND EXPLORE THE SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS OF SMALL LASER ARRAYS DEPLOYED ON THE SURFACE OF THE MOON AND OTHER BODIES. THE INVESTIGATION WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE LASER RANGER/ALTIMETER REQUIREMENTS GEODETIC APPLICATIONS OF THE ARRAYS AND INSTRUMENT AND THEIR EXPECTED GEODETIC PERFORMANCE BASED UPON A NUMERICAL AND ANALYTICAL SIMULATION.