April 2019 OPAG Meeting

April 23–24

Tuesday, April 23
8:30 a.m. Welcome, Agenda Overview, and Logistics – Jeff Moore
8:45 a.m. NASA PSD Update – Lori Glaze
      NASA’s response to Fall 2018 OPAG Findings
      Update on Europa Lander Program
9:45 a.m. ROSES C.30 Planetary Mission Concept Studies – Doris Daou
10:15 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. Decadal Survey Charter, including CAPS rep. – William McKinnon
11:00 a.m. Europa Clipper updates – Bob Pappalardo
11:30 a.m. Cassini update – Linda Spilker
11:45 a.m. Juno update – Scott Bolton or representative
12:00 Lunch
1:15 p.m. ICEE-2 and other Ocean Worlds technology development opportunities – Mitchell Schulte
1:45 p.m. New Horizons update – Alan Stern
2:15 p.m. Update on RTG and fuel production – June Zakrajsek
2:45 p.m. Ice Giant Update/ESA Study – Amy Simon
3:15 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m. Saturn Ring Skimmer mission concept – Matthew Tiscareno
3:45 p.m. Discussion of possible Findings
4:30 p.m.

Technology Posters

Utilizing In-Flight Particle Radiation for Planetary Protection Sterilization of External Hardware Surfaces – Raymond Ellyin et al.

Decomposition of amino acids in water with application to in-situ measurements of Enceladus, Europa and other hydrothermally active icy ocean worlds – Ngoc Truong et al.

Neptune DMA – Dinesh K. Prabhu and Gary A. Allen

 
4:45 p.m.

Poster Session

Utilizing In-Flight Particle Radiation for Planetary Protection Sterilization of External Hardware Surfaces – Raymond Ellyin et al.

Decomposition of amino acids in water with application to in-situ measurements of Enceladus, Europa and other hydrothermally active icy ocean worlds – Ngoc Truong et al.

Neptune DMA – Dinesh K. Prabhu and Gary A. Allen
Wednesday, April 24
9:00 a.m. CDAP Status Report & and NFDAP Briefing – Henry Throop
9:15 a.m. Clipper Planetary Protection Workshop – Lisa Pratt
9:45 a.m. Break
10:00 a.m. Report on Keck Institute study on tidal heating – Alfred McEwen
10:30 p.m. Discovery Proposal, Io Volcano Observer (IVO) – Alfred McEwen
10:45 p.m. Discovery Proposal, Trident – Louise Prockter
11:00 p.m. JUICE update – Olivier Witasse
11:15 p.m. Deep Subsurface Exploration on Ocean Worlds study group – Britney Schmidt
11:45 p.m. Lunch
1:15 p.m. ExoPAG/OPAG/VEXAG meeting planning – Kathy Mandt, Abi Rymer and Lynnae Quick
1:45 p.m. Interstellar Probe Study briefing – Michael Paul
2:05 p.m. Europa Deep Dive 2 – Murthy Gudipati
2:25 p.m. JWST Update – Stefanie Milam (NASA, remote)
2:40 p.m. Diversity Update – Julie Rathbun
3:00 p.m. Break
3:15 p.m.

Science Nuggets (2-minute presentations)

Driving Icy Satellite Resurfacing - Samuel Howell

Advancing Space Science Requires NASA Support for Coordination Between the Science Mission Direcotrate Communities - Kathleen E. Mandt

Where have all the small Kiuper Belt Objects gone?
K.N. Singer et al.
3:45 p.m. Discussion of Findings
5:30 Adjourn