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

Notes from the Retreat

 
Tuesday September 30
Overview
8:30Welcome, Logistics, IntroductionsPaul Hertz (Office of Space Science, NASA HQ), Jim Byrd (Explorer Program Office, GSFC)
8:35Goals and Ground RulesPaul Hertz (Office of Space Science, NASA HQ)
8:45Explorer Roles and ResponsibilitiesTony Comberiate, Herb Mittelman (Explorer Program Office, GSFC)
Pre-Phase A
9:30Constructing an AOPaul Hertz (Office of Space Science, NASA HQ)
10:00Break
10:15Lessons Learned from WISENed Wright (U. California, Los Angeles)
Phase A
11:00The TMC ProcessCarlos Liceaga (Earth and Space Science Support Office, LaRC)
11:45Lessons Learned from AIMMichael McGrath (U. Colorado)
12:30Lunch
Phase B/C/D
1:30The GSFC ProcessFrank Snow (Explorer Program Office, GSFC)
2:15Lessons Learned from IMAGEJim Burch, Bill Gibson (Southwest Research Institute)
3:00Break
3:30Lessons Learned from FAMEKenneth Johnston (U.S. Naval Observatory)
4:15Lessons Learned from CHIPSDavid Pierce (GSFC), Mark Hurwitz, Ellen Riddle-Taylor, Mike Sholl, (U. California, Berkeley)
5:00DiscussionAll
Wednesday October 1
Phase B/C/D (continued)
8:30Lessons Learned from DiscoverySteve Brody (Office of Space Science, NASA HQ)
9:15Independent ReviewsBeth Wahl (SAIC)
10:00Break
10:30Spacecraft Partners PerspectiveSteve Thompson, Dom Conte (Spectrum Astro, Inc.), Joan Howard (Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.), Dennis McCarthy (Swales Aerospace, Inc.), Mike Miller (Orbital Sciences Corp.)
11:15Mission ImpedimentsDavid Gilman, Joe Shockcor (Earth and Space Science Support Office, LaRC), Jerry Rauwolf, Sherry Pervan (SAIC)
12:00Lunch
Practical Matters
1:00Access to SpaceJohn Schafer (Office of Space Flight, NASA HQ)
1:30International PartnersMarc Allen (Office of Space Science, NASA HQ)
2:00Risk ManagementWarren Connely (Systems Management Office, GSFC)
Phase E
2:30Lessons Learned from GALEXJames Fanson (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
Wrap up
3:15Summary and discussionAll
3:30Adjourn and break