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NASA Planetary Science Advisory Committee (PAC) Meeting

February 28 & March 1, 2023
NASA Headquarters (3D42) and WebEx

ACCESSIBILITY
Captioning will be provided for this meeting. We are committed to providing equal access to this meeting for all participants. If you need alternative formats or other reasonable accommodations, please contact Ms. KarShelia Kinard, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546, (202) 358-2355 or [email protected].

Day 1: February 28, 2023

Public WebEx Connection Information:
https://nasaenterprise.webex.com/nasaenterprise/j.php?MTID=m1c312330093cb5f009b45ec32158c1c5
Webinar number: 2764 488 2669
Password: PAC-feb28 (72203323 from phones)

Join by phone: +1-415-527-5035 United States Toll (Access code: 2764 488 2669)

Time (Eastern) Item Speaker(s)
10:00 Welcome/Around the table Stephen Rinehart
10:05 Planetary Science Division (PSD) Update Lori Glaze and Joan Salute
11:05 Additional Q&A/Discussion PAC Members
11:20 Astrobiology Update Mary Voytek
11:30 Astrobiology Research Coordination Network (RCN) reports Network for Life Detection (NFOLD) and Prebiotic Chemistry and Early Earth Environments (PCE3)
12:20 Additional PAC Q&A/Discussion PAC Members
12:40 Lunch
13:40 Mars Exploration Program (MEP) Update Tiffany Morgan, Michael Meyer
14:10 Mars Sample Return Update Jeff Gramling, Michael Meyer
14:40 ESA ExoMars Update Jorge Vago
15:10 Additional PAC Q&A/Discussion PAC Members
15:40 BREAK
16:10 Research & Analysis (R&A) Update Stephen Rinehart
16:55 Additional PAC Q&A/Discussion PAC Members
16:55 Public Comment Period*
17:10 Additional PAC Discussion PAC Members
18:00 Adjourn Day 1

*Comments and questions from the public may be provided, via WebEx, during the Open Comment Period (30 minutes). PAC members will consider these comments starting at 17.10.


Day 2: March 1, 2023

Public WebEx Connection Information:
https://nasaenterprise.webex.com/nasaenterprise/j.php?MTID=md4b3e38b55c8c93900fe725cf4aa1cc3
Webinar number: 2764 650 1097
Password: PAC-mar1 (72206272 from phones)

Join by phone: +1-415-527-5035 United States Toll (Access code: 2764 650 1097)

Time (Eastern) Item Speaker(s)
10:00 Welcome/Around the table Stephen Rinehart
10:05 Planetary Defense Coordination Office (PDCO) Update Lindley Johnson/Kelly Fast
10:35 Additional Q&A/Discussion PAC Members
10:45 Lunar Discovery and Exploration Program Update Joel Kearns & Sarah Noble
11:15 Additional Q&A/Discussion PAC Members
11:30 Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA) Activities Eric Holmes, Juana Sosa, Kim Barnette
12:00 Additional PAC Q&A/Discussion PAC Members
12:30 Lunch
13:30 Assessment/Analysis Group (AG) Updates
13:30  SBAG
13:40  MEXAG
13:50  MEPAG
14:00  ExoPAG
14:10  ExMAG
14:20  MAPSIT
14:30  VEXAG
14:40  LEAG
14:50  OPAG
15:00  Additional Q&A 		AG Representatives
15:30 BREAK
16:00 SMD Mission/Standing Review Board (SRB) Processes Shannon Fitzpatrick
16:30 Additional PAC Q&A/Discussion PAC Members
16:30 Public Comment Period*
16:45 Additional PAC Discussion PAC Members
18:00 Adjourn Day 2

*Comments and questions from the public may be provided, via WebEx, during the Open Comment Period (30 minutes). PAC members will consider these comments starting at 16.45.