February 2018 OPAG Meeting
February 21–22 and February 23, 2018 Technology Forum
| Wednesday, February 21 | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Welcome, logistics – Kunio Sayanagi |
| 9:10 a.m. | Agenda Overview – Linda Spilker |
| 9:20 a.m. | Europa Clipper updates – Bob Pappalardo |
| 9:50 a.m. | NAS Vision and Voyages midterm review – Louise Prockter |
| 10:00 a.m. | NAS Large Strategic Mission report – Ralph McNutt |
| Q&A | |
| 10:30 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 a.m. | Europa Deep Dive and future workshops – Louise Prockter |
| 10:55 a.m. | Spatial Data Infrastructure for Europa Exploration – Michael Bland |
| 11:00 a.m. | Cassini update – Linda Spilker |
| 11:30 a.m. | Juno update – Scott Bolton |
| Q&A | |
| 12:15 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30 p.m. | NASA PSD Updates and PSD responses to OPAG findings – David Schurr |
| Q&A | |
| 2:30 p.m. | JWST update – Stefanie Milam |
| 2:45 p.m. | Break |
| 3:00 p.m. | Science talk: Triton – Terry Hurford |
| 3:30 p.m. | Preliminary OPAG Findings and discussion |
| 4:00 p.m. | Poster 2-minute oral summaries |
| 4:30 p.m. | Poster session |
| 5:30 p.m. | Reception at Virginia Air and Space Center |
| 7:00 p.m. | Public Talk “Chronicles of the Unknown: Launch Preparation for the James Webb Space Telescope“ at Virginia Air and Space Center – Stefanie Milam |
| Thursday, February 22 | |
| 9:00 a.m. | JUICE update – Claire Vallat |
| 9:30 a.m. | Europa Lander Science – Kevin Hand |
| Future mission concepts to outer planet systems: | |
| 10:00 a.m. | Future exploration of ice giant systems and KBO planets – Amy Simon |
| 10:20 a.m. | Break |
| 10:40 p.m. | Dragonfly mission concept – Zibi Turtle |
| 11:00 p.m. | Next steps in life detection at Enceladus
1. Chris McKay |
| 11:40 p.m. | Deep Access to Ocean Worlds (KISS study) – Christophe Sotin |
| Q&A | |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:00 p.m. | 2-minute presentations of science nuggets |
| 1:15 p.m. | NASA's Role in Training a Diverse Next Generation of Space Scientists – Calvin Lowe |
| 1:45 p.m. | Roadmaps to Ocean Worlds – Amanda Hendrix and Terry Hurford |
| 2:15 p.m. | Updated OPAG Goals document leading to next Decadal Survey – OPAG Steering Committee |
| 2:45 p.m. | Discussion of goals document |
| 3:15 p.m. | Break |
| 3:30 p.m. | Discussion of draft findings – Linda Spilker, everyone |
| 5:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
| Friday, February 23 | Technology Forum |
| 8:30 a.m. | Mission designs for Outer Planet missions (Astrodynamics) – Ryan Russell - .mov |
| 8:50 a.m. | Aerocapture – Tom Spilker |
| 9:10 a.m. | TPS for Outer Planet Missions/Probes – Raj Venkatapathy and Helen Hwang |
| 9:30 a.m. | Communications and Radio Science - Joseph Lazio |
| Discussion | |
| 10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. | Break |
| Power – status and future needs | |
| 10:15 a.m. | RPS – June Zakrajsek |
| 10:30 a.m. | Solar Power Assessment – Rao Surampudi |
| 10:45 a.m. | Energy Storage Assessment – Rao Surampudi |
| 11:00 a.m. | Outer Planet mission studies and Technology needs
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| Discussion | Effect of advanced technologies or larger launch vehicles e.g. SLS and larger antenna/advanced comm. system, Autonomy etc |
| Noon | Lunch |
| 1:00 p.m. | Ocean Worlds Technologies for Ocean Worlds with no atmospheres
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| Discussion | Advances in the next decade and general Titan Technology needs |
| 3:00 p.m. | Outer Planetary Probe Mission Technologies – Tom Spilker for Dave Atkinson (for Amy Simon) |
| 3:30 p.m. | Wrap-up– Pat/Linda |
| 4:00 p.m. | Adjourn |