Solar-C: NASA Point of View
J. Newmark
10 October 2010

Heliophysics Division Mission News!! 17 Operating Missions with 26 spacecraft!! Solar Dynamics Observatory – Launched Feb. 11,2010!! Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) – Launch May
2012!! Magnetosphere Multi-Scale (MMS) – Launch 2014!! Solar Orbiter (FOSO selection) – Entering Phase B,waiting ESA Cosmic Vision downselect, Launch
2017?
!! Solar Probe Plus – Instrument Selection AnnouncedLaunch 2018?
!! Small Explorers – SMEX Selected:!! Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph – IRIS – LRD Dec 1, 2012•! Explorer AO – Fall 2010, includes Mission ofOpportunity2

Operating Missions

Mission proceeding tomeet science
requirements"

Area of concern - possible
reduction in capability"

Signiﬁcant problem - possibleor probable loss of mission"

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Heliophysics SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
And Upcoming Events
Living With a Star Program
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RBSP
- The reworked propulsion system service valve successfully completed
acceptance testing.
- The final propulsion tank has completed installation on spacecraft B- SIR Oct 12-14
Solar Probe Plus
- Instrument Selections announced, letter contracts in process- Thermal Protection System – Structural analysis underway, initial results
show potential 20-30% drop in stress in foam, coupled with prior increase infoam mechanical properties indicate design heading in right direction
Solar Orbiter Collaboration- Completed SRR/SDR/PNAR- CMC Review Oct 18 or 19; KDP-B DPMC Oct 26
BARREL- Equipment shipped to Antarctica for payload test flight in December 2010
- Potential impact from Balloon MIB—launch window opens Dec 1
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Heliophysics SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
and Upcoming Events (cont’d)Solar Terrestrial Probes (STP) Program•!
Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS)- Completed Mission CDR briefing to SMD DPMC Oct 6- Successful Clean Room 50% Design Review Sept 10- APMC (CDR Results) Oct 6 (info briefing only)- Ground System SRR at GSFC Oct 13-14- SDP CDR at UNH Oct 27-28
Explorers Program•!
Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS)- Project Plan signed- Letter Agreement with Norwegian Space Agency for ground station support
provided to State Department for Circular 175 interagency review- First Mission Integration Working Group (MIWG) with Orbital Sciences/Pegasus- Mission CDR is planned for December 7-9Other•! DSCOVR – Draft MOU is in discussion with NOAA

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Planned Missions to 2020

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SMD Science Strategies
Pursue answers to big science questions for which
the view from space makes a defining contribution
Design programs that accomplish breakthroughscience and applications within the available
budgetPartner with other nation’s space and scienceagencies to pursue common goals
Mature technologies through focused efforts prior tocommitting to implement missions that need themShare the story, the science, and the adventure ofNASA missions to engage the public and improve
STEM education
8SMD Science Selection Principles
Substantial progress on NRC decadal surveys in all four
Science areas is the measure of success
Investment choices are based on scientific merit via peer
review and open competition
Active participation by the research community outside NASAis critical to success
Effective international and interagency partnerships leverage
NASA resources and extend the reach of our science results
A balanced portfolio of space missions and mission-enabling
programs sustains progress toward NASA’s science goals
The pace of scientific progress is enhanced by rapid, openaccess to data from science missions
The NASA mandate includes broad public communication andinput

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“When developing a strategic plan, the agency
shall consult with the Congress, and shallsolicit and consider the views and suggestionsof those entities potentially affected by orinterested in such a plan.”
How do we do that? ….
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Wide variety of specialized studies,both internal and National Academyof Science studies

How do all these documents
relate to each other?

Community
WhitePapers
2002 /2012 National
Academy DecadalSurvey

2006 /2010
NASA
Strategic Plan

2009 /2012
Heliophysics
Roadmap

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2010 NASA Science Plan11

Decadal Survey Status
Earth Science – First survey published inJanuary 2007
Astrophysics – Last survey in 2001; released
Aug. 13, 2010
Planetary Science – Last survey in 2002; nextsurvey expected in Spring 2011
Heliophysics – Last survey in 2002; next survey
expected in March 2012
- http://sites.nationalacademies.org/SSB/CurrentProjects/SSB_056864- White Papers: November 12, 201012

NASA-JAXA Joint Solar-C Science
Assessment Committee (JSSAC)
Not a Science & Technology Definition TeamThe primary purpose is to generate and to document
scientific goals and priorities for each plan (plan A andplan B).
Assess how these scientific goals are aligned with JAXA
and NASA agency priorities, specifically how these goals
are aligned with the NASA science strategy as given inthe NASA 2010 Science Plan and 2009 Heliophysics
Roadmap.
Generate and assess Science Traceability matrix
Inputs: JAXA Solar-C WG and sub-WG Interim Report;
SCSDM1-3=> Deliver a science assessment report – Enables NASA toquickly act upon recommendations by the Decadal
13SurveyJSSAC Schedule
Agreed to establish in the Inter-Agency Meeting
after SCSDM2 (March 2010).
JAXA-NASA discipline-level meeting at NASA HQ
on Sep. 17 on JAXA-NASA SOLAR-Ccollaboration
Kick-off Telecon – 4-Oct-2010
3rd Solar-C Science Definition Meeting (today)
Telecons, emails
Draft – 12 Dec. 2010 = Meeting during the AGU(Sunday, 12-Dec-2010) – finalize majordecisions
Final report – End of January?
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JSSAC Report Rough Draft Outline
Executive summary
Introduction
Plan A
Overview
Science Objectives
Science Traceability
Mission Concept, Science implementation
Assessment
Benefits and Impacts
Findings
Plan B – repeat above

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Possible Areas of Collaboration with NASAand JAXA for Solar-C
Provisional areas of collaboration – StrategicPartnership•! Launcher•! Ka and/or X band downlink station•! Science instruments•! Similar to Hinode, Solar Orbiter, SOHO

Future – Wait for Decadal Survey – actuallyaligned with budget prospects, i.e. new
mission “starting” in 2013-2015 timeframe
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