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The natural timescales required for missions to succeed. Four types: Asset lifetimes (equipment, infrastructure), Capability renewal (training, workforce), Climate adaptation (50-100 years), and Intergenerational (education outcomes, generational wealth).
Scientific research has a 15-25 year mission cycle (from hypothesis to breakthrough). When funded by 3-year grant cycles, the mismatch causes 40% of scientist time spent on proposals instead of research.
RCA Section 2.3