PSAA
Contents
NASA Committee for Planetary Science with Astrophysics Assets
Committee Members:
- James (Gerbs) Bauer (Co-Chair; UMD)
- Stefanie Milam (Co-Chair; GSFC)
- Cristina Thomas (NAU)
- Gordon Bjoraker (GSFC)
- Leigh Fletcher (University of Leicester)
- Carrie Nugent (IPAC)
- Walt Harris (University of Arizona)
- Andy Rivkin (APL, JHU)
- Christine Hartzell (University of Maryland)
- Scott Wolk (CfA, Harvard)
- Paul Hartogh(MPI - SSRG)
- Sean Carey (IPAC)
- Doris Daou (NASA HQ)
email: psaalist@astro.umd.edu
Goal:
to compile a uniform set of basic capabilities and needs to maximize the yield of Solar System science with future Astrophysics assets while allowing those assets to achieve their Astrophysics priorities.
Timline:
PSAA Notional Timeline, 2018 dates:
- Mid April – object discipline preliminary reports
- Mid May – technical capability reports
- Mid June – start drafting white paper
- September -- Full Draft of White paper
- December – submit white paper draft (in time for winter SBAG meeting)
Public Presentations and Announcements
Small Bodies Assessment Group (Tucson, Jan 16, 2018)
Public meeting presentations: PSAA - Public_Presentations
PSAA Meetings
Regular Meetings are to be held the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month.
PSAA telecon - dial-in info:
The 1st Tuesday of every month, from Tuesday, March 6, 2018, to no end date 11:55 am | Eastern Standard Time (New York, GMT-05:00) | 1 hr 10 mins Meeting number (access code): 736 771 985 Meeting password: planets
The 3rd Tuesday of every month, from Tuesday, March 20, 2018, to no end date 11:55 pm | Eastern Daylight Time (New York, GMT-04:00) | 1 hr 10 mins Meeting number (access code): 735 053 590 Meeting password: planets
1st regular meeting - Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Kick-off Meeting
Thursday, January 25, 2018
11:00 am | Eastern Standard Time (New York, GMT-05:00) | 1 hr
Meeting number (access code): 737 050 224
Meeting password: astroph
webex: https://umd.webex.com/umd/j.php?MTID=mb50b76a2fc23a9be334bfb78529547a8
Topic: Some review and context for the PSAA, concentrating on logistics.
Agenda:
- Introductions, and brief overview/history of PSAA
- Some Past Examples of AA missions that yielded big planetary science
- Near and Far term, and future missions
- NASA HQ Program Scientist
- Future meeting times and Cadence, next meeting: schedules and topical considerations (various).
- Conclusions
Meeting presentations
Overview
Future Missions
Notes (most comments were in context of the Overview and Future mission presentations above):
- For the "Actions" of the committee, we should also present to AAS and DPS, as well as submit the white paper to BOTH The Astrophysics and Planetary Decadal Committees.
- We should consider astrophysics assets, not Only space assets; IRTF, SOFIA, LSST, etc.
- Expand membership to include expertise
- DD(NHQ) suggested possibly an open call, but in any case a means of soliciting input from the community, possibly through a Google Doc/form or some email, and can provide help.
- SNM(Co-Chair) suggested need to keep membership manageable, but emphasized the need for a method of input, Google Doc good idea.
- DD (NHQ) noted the balance was weighted towards small bodies, SNM noted that the Giant Planet scientists were not attending today.
- AR(APL-JHU) suggested reaching out to other communities, including Japan mission input, to expand the committee to include a few more intl. scientists.
- GB(Co-Chair) suggested a committee size of over 20 gets unwieldy. Bi-weekly Cadence for meetings, to prepare in time for input to Decadal committees.
- Action Items:
- All - expect an email in the next week to establish account for wiki edit permissions... update contact and affiliation information. Also, think of a few key members (will need to down-select to 3-5 additions).
- Co-Chairs - Come up with some options for soliciting input. Draft Schedule and Milestones. Set up Doodle poll for regular meeting times.