First Explorer Program Retreat
September 30 - October 1
Greenbelt Marriott Hotel
By invitation only
Final Agenda
Last Revised 9/16/03
All times include approx 10-15 min discussion
| Tuesday September 30 | ||
| Overview | ||
| 8:30 | Welcome, Logistics, Introductions | Paul Hertz (Office of Space Science, NASA HQ), Jim Byrd (Explorer Program Office, GSFC) |
| 8:35 | Goals and Ground Rules | Paul Hertz (Office of Space Science, NASA HQ) |
| 8:45 | Explorer Roles and Responsibilities | Tony Comberiate, Herb Mittelman (Explorer Program Office, GSFC) |
| Pre-Phase A | ||
| 9:30 | Constructing an AO | Paul Hertz (Office of Space Science, NASA HQ) |
| 10:00 | Break | |
| 10:15 | Lessons Learned from WISE | Ned Wright (U. California, Los Angeles) |
| Phase A | ||
| 11:00 | The TMC Process | Carlos Liceaga (Earth and Space Science Support Office, LaRC) |
| 11:45 | Lessons Learned from AIM | Michael McGrath (U. Colorado) |
| 12:30 | Lunch | |
| Phase B/C/D | ||
| 1:30 | The GSFC Process | Frank Snow (Explorer Program Office, GSFC) |
| 2:15 | Lessons Learned from IMAGE | Jim Burch, Bill Gibson (Southwest Research Institute) |
| 3:00 | Break | |
| 3:30 | Lessons Learned from FAME | Kenneth Johnston (U.S. Naval Observatory) |
| 4:15 | Lessons Learned from CHIPS | David Pierce (GSFC), Mark Hurwitz, Ellen Riddle-Taylor, Mike Sholl, (U. California, Berkeley) |
| 5:00 | Discussion | All |
| Wednesday October 1 | ||
| Phase B/C/D (continued) | ||
| 8:30 | Lessons Learned from Discovery | Steve Brody (Office of Space Science, NASA HQ) |
| 9:15 | Independent Reviews | Beth Wahl (SAIC) |
| 10:00 | Break | |
| 10:30 | Spacecraft Partners Perspective | Steve Thompson, Dom Conte (Spectrum Astro, Inc.), Joan Howard (Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.), Dennis McCarthy (Swales Aerospace, Inc.), Mike Miller (Orbital Sciences Corp.) |
| 11:15 | Mission Impediments | David Gilman, Joe Shockcor (Earth and Space Science Support Office, LaRC), Jerry Rauwolf, Sherry Pervan (SAIC) |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| Practical Matters | ||
| 1:00 | Access to Space | John Schafer (Office of Space Flight, NASA HQ) |
| 1:30 | International Partners | Marc Allen (Office of Space Science, NASA HQ) |
| 2:00 | Risk Management | Warren Connely (Systems Management Office, GSFC) |
| Phase E | ||
| 2:30 | Lessons Learned from GALEX | James Fanson (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) |
| Wrap up | ||
| 3:15 | Summary and discussion | All |
| 3:30 | Adjourn and break | |