Archive Documents
Materials in the page are not official OPAG documents. They are posted here for the purposes of discussion by OPAG.
Flagship Study Reports
- Report to OPAG Steering Group on OPF studies by Curt Niebur (August 2008)
- Report to PSS on OPF studies by Curt Niebur (June 2008)
- Report on Review of 2007 Flagship Mission Concept Studies (redacted)
- Titan Explorer Public Report
- Titan Explore Fact Sheet
- Jupiter System Observer Mission Study: Final Report (45 MB)
- 2007 Europa Explorer Mission Study: Final Report (95 MB)
- Europa Explorer Foldout 1
- Europa Explorer Foldout 8
- Enceladus Final Report
Discussion Documents
- Aerocapture: Summary and Risk Discussion
Michelle Munk and Tibor Kremic - Alan Stern's presentation to the NASA Advisory Council
- The Science Committee's presentation to the NASA Advisory Council
- OPAG Statements on New Frontiers
- OPAG Presentation to NOSSE
- JPL Studies of Titan and Enceladus ($1B box studies)
- An Evaluation of Atmospheric Research in the Outer Planet Research Program
- Report on November 2006 OPAG Meeting to COMPLEX (December 4, 2006)
- SMD Science Plan
- Presentation on OPAG at DPS Oct 2006 by Fran Bagenal
- Solar System Exploration Roadmap 2006
Solar System Exploration Roadmap for NASA's Science Mission Directorate - Comment on Flagships from Space Telescope Science Institute Director
- Scientific Goals and Pathways for Exploration on the Outer Solar System
A report of the Outer Planets Assessment Group, July 2006 - Probe Workshop, June 2006
- Article in March 17, 2006 issue of Science on NASA budget
- Fran Bagenal's analysis of the FY2007 budget for Planetary Science
(memo to new Planetary Science Subcommittee of the NASA Advisory
Council) - Europa mission concept - T.V. Johnson LPSC abstract
- ESA/NASA Europa Study - Dec. 2006 report
- 4th International Probes Workshop
- 2005 Solar System Exploration Roadmap - (700kb) 60-page strategic
roadmap document - MEPAG Pathways material - this 19-page pdf document is the sort of document OPAG should produce. We aim to have a draft by the end of the June 9–10 2005 meeting that presents the themes and pathways to achieving these objectives for the outer solar system.
- Precis of SSE Decadal survey - this pdf document is a collection of material from the decadal survey relevant to the outer solar system — useful material for developing the OPAG Pathways document.
Strategic Planning Documents
- NASA Office of Exploration Systems Program Overview (2004)
- A Renewed Spirit of Discovery - The President's Vision for U.S. Space Exploration (2004)
- New Frontiers in Solar System Exploration (2003)
- New Frontiers in Solar System: an Integrated Exploration Strategy (2003)
- Solar System Remote Sensing (2002)
- Forum on Innovative Approaches to Outer Planetary Exploration 2001–2020 (2001)
- America at the Threshold – Report of Synthesis Group (1991)
Mission Planning Documents
Other Materials
These are documents OPAG scientists wish to make available to the community.
- Science Potential from a Europa Lander in Astrobiology
- Older Europa Mission Studies
- Europa Lander Science Definition Team (SDT)
- Scientific Goals for Exploration of the Outer Solar System
- Outer Solar System Exploration Motivation
- Updated Version August 28, 2019 (citable for White Papers)
- Outer Planets Assessment Group White Paper, April 30, 2020
- Suggestions for New Frontiers - From John Cooper and colleagues - June 2006
- Titan aerorover mission - Titan mission concept from Ed Sittler
- Outer Planets: The Ice Giants - white paper from Andy Ingersoll
- Interdisciplinary Program For Ice Giant Systems - white paper from Heidi Hammel
- Exploration of the Neptune System - white paper from Heidi Hammel
- The High Priority and Relevance of Europa Exploration - white paper from Bob Pappalardo and team
- Europa the Ocean Moon - flyer for Rick Greenberg's book on Europa
- New Horizons 2 - mission concept paper from Alan Stern and team
- Chemistry - white paper from Tom McCord and team
- Speech by Mike Griffin - transcription of Griffin's thoughts on Earth
sciences at Ames May 23, 2005 - Titan - community white paper from the Decadal survey from Ralph Lorenz
- The Future of Io Exploration - white paper on Io from John Spencer and the Io team
- Solar System Exploration: A Vision For The Next Hundred Years - IAA paper from Ralph McNutt
- Outer Planets Program - presentation to AIAA August 2005 by Fran Bagenal
