Astronomy Physics Division ASTRONOMY PHYSICS DIVISION STATUS PLANNING

Astronomy & Physics Division ASTRONOMY & PHYSICS DIVISION STATUS & PLANNING PHILIPPE CRANE Origins Theme Scientist Baltimore, Md. February 26, 2004 1

Outline • President’s Exploration Initiative. • Impact to Astronomy & Physics Division • Planning for the future 2

Space Science Enterprise FY 2005 President’s Budget Highlights 3

Budget Projection 4

Space Science Enterprise FY 2005 President’s Budget Highlights Space Science’s Role in the Exploration Initiative New theme has been added: Lunar Exploration Space Science themes included in Exploration: Astronomical Search for Origins Solar System Exploration Mars Exploration Lunar Exploration Sun-Earth Connections and Structure and Evolution of the Universe have been reduced as priorities have been re-focused 5

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Space Science Enterprise FY 2005 President’s Budget Highlights Major Changes: Astronomical Search for Origins HST SM-4 cancelled due to safety considerations Examine ways to extend operational life without additional servicing De-orbit via an autonomous rendezvous mission JWST funding profile shifted forward for schedule recovery/assurance 7

Space Science Enterprise FY 2005 President’s Budget Highlights Major Changes: Structure and Evolution of the Universe LISA delayed one year CON-X delayed two years Einstein Probes deferred beyond the current budget horizon Some additional funding provided to GP-B and GLAST 8

Space Science Enterprise FY 2005 President’s Budget Highlights Major Changes: Mars Exploration Program MEP significantly augmented Funds added to support next decade of Mars Exploration Additional Mars Scout in 2011 Mars Testbed Lander in 2011 “Safe on Mars” In-situ resource utilization Technology for post-2010 Mars science pathways Sample return as early as 2013 Technology for post-2013 Mars testbeds 9

Space Science Enterprise FY 2005 President’s Budget Highlights Major Changes: Lunar Exploration A new theme that is an element of the new Agency vision Supports robotic exploration of the Moon as precursors to human missions 2008 Lunar Robotic Recon Orbiter 2009 Lunar Robotic Lander Future Lunar Robotic Testbeds Managed in OSS’s Solar System Exploration division Funding begins in FY 05 (70 M); $1. 3 B through FY 09 10

Space Science Enterprise FY 2005 President’s Budget Highlights Major Changes: Sun-Earth Connections Solar Terrestrial Probes significantly reduced and stretched out SEC R&A/Operations (non-LWS) frozen at FY 04 Level LWS fully funded Future Explorers delayed one year May consider making fewer selections and keeping AO’s on schedule 11

Space Science Enterprise Strategic Planning National Policy NASA Senior Management External Science Community National Academy of Sciences Studies • Fundamental Science Questions • Mission Priorities 12 04 feb 02 TIME HORIZON Annual Congressional Action • Appropriation and Guidance Space Science Advisory Committee & Subcommittees • Continuing Advice • Performance Assessment Near Term Office of Mgmt and Budget • Detailed Guidance & Budget Triennial Strategic Planning Workshop Space Science Enterprise Strategy • Consensus Science Goals and Objectives • Flight Program Plan 5 -10 years NASA Strategic Plan • Agency Goals Decades Roadmapping Teams (Researchers, NASA Centers, Implementers, the Public) Space Science Enterprise Roadmaps • Long Range Program Recommendations and Alternatives

Vision Missions Goals Sharpen understanding of a subset of possible future missions for scientific and programmatic planning within OSS Support integration of long range Agency-wide planning. Solicited 17 cases including SEU: Big Bang Observer, Black Hole Imager, Advanced Compton Telescope, Generation-X ASO: Far Infrared Telescope, Optical and Ultraviolet Telescope, Life Finder, Far Infrared and Submillimeter Interferometer Selected 15 proposals for 12 month studies Including 6 proposals for APD vision mission concepts Expect interim report from study teams at Roadmap Workshops in December 2004 13

Vision Missions • Advanced Compton Telescope: Witness to the Fires of Creation (Steven Boggs, UC Berkeley) • The Big Bang Observer: Direct Detection of Gravitational Waves (Sterl Phinney, Caltech) • Mission Study for Generation-X, a Large Area and High Resolution Xray Observatory (Roger Brissenden, SAO) • Far-Infrared and Submillimeter Interferometer (Martin Harwit, Cornell ) • Science Promise and Conceptual Mission Design Study for SAFIR (Daniel Lester, U Texas) • The Next Revolution in Astronomy: A Large Optical-UV Space Telescope for the 21 st Century (James Green, U Colorado) 14

ORIGINS Probes • ROSS-04 Supplement released on Feb 18, 2004 – Letters of intent due on March 17, 2004 – Proposals due on April 28, 2004 – Awards by July 2004 • Requests 8 month studies of mission concepts – Expect to fund about 10 at about $100 K each – Input to Roadmap via workshop and report – Missions in the $650 -700 M range for launch after 2010. 15

ORIGINS Probes • Compelling questions that are not addressed by the current or planned ASO mission • Fully competed mission opportunities – launch one such mission every four years – starting in the next decade • Proposals must include: • a clear statement of the scientific objectives of the proposed mission concept, • a description of the flight mission concept that addresses technical and cost feasibility, • a detailed statement of work to be undertaken over the proposed period of performance (not to exceed eight months) 16

Road-mapping 2006 • Road-mapping exercise begins this summer. – Separate Origins Roadmap committee – Includes many Origins subcommittee members – Final roadmap due June 2005 • Road-map must address – President’s vision – Science concerns w/o Hubble capabilities • Inputs from – General public – Vision Missions 17 – Origins Probes

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