3rd Meeting of the NASA Small Bodies Assessment Group
August 3–4, 2010
Agenda and Presentations
August 3, 2010
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Opening/Mission Updates
- Welcome, Review of SBAG activities since its last meeting, NASA funding issues (M. Sykes, PSI) [30 min]
- Rosetta flyby of Lutetia (P. Weissman, JPL) [30 min]
- WISE results (A. Mainzer, JPL) [30 min]
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. NASA Headquarter Updates
- HQ response to findings from second meeting (L. Johnson, NASA HQ)
- Report on PMDAP and Dawn@Vesta Participating Scientist Program (M. Kelley, NASA HQ)
11:00 a.m. – Noon The Role of NEOs in Human Exploration (Session 1)
- Administration policy statements (M. Sykes, PSI) [10 min]
- SMD support activities (L. Johnson, NASA HQ) [20 min]
- ESMD NEO robotic precursor mission plans (J. Jenkins, NASA ESMD) [30 min]
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 – 3:00 p.m. The Role of NEOs in Human Exloration (Session 2)
- Human Exploration Framework Team activity (M. McGrath, NASA Marshall) [20 min - by WebEx]
- Ongoing NEO planning for ESMD (P. Abell, PSI) [20 min]
- Panel Discussion (Johnson, Abell, McGrath, Jenkins) [50 min]
3:00 p.m.– 3:15 p.m. – Break
3:15 p.m. – 4:55 p.m. Roadmap for Small Bodies Exploration (Outline Discussions)
- Roadmap goals and overview of sections (M. Sykes, PSI) [5 min]
- Human Exploration (P. Abell, PSI) [30 min]
- Theoretical studies (D. Nesvorney, SWRI) [30 min]
- Technology (T. Kremic, NASA Glenn) [30 min]
* Announcement - 1st Small Bodies Technology Forum (R. Noble, Stanford)
[5 min]
4:55 p.m. – 5:25 p.m. More mission results
- Hayabusa results (M. Zolensky, NASA JSC) [30 min - by WebEx from Japan]
August 4, 2010
8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Special Topic
- New radar techniques for NEO characterization (Geldzahler, NASA HQ) [15 min]
8:45 a.m. – 12:30 a.m. Roadmap for Small Bodies Exploration (Outline Discussions)
- Science Issues (J. Nuth, NASA Goddard) [40 min]
- Population identification and characterization (Y. Fernandez, UCF) [30 min -
via WebEx] - In-situ studies (D. Britt, UCF) [30 min]
10:25 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Roadmap for Small Bodies Exploration (Outline Discussions)
- Sample Return (P. Weissman, JPL) [30 min]
- Laboratory studies (M. Moore and R. Hudson, NASA Goddard) [30 min]
- Data Products, Archiving and Access (M. Sykes, PSI) [30 min]
12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Findings and wrapup (All)