9th Meeting of the NASA Small Bodies Assessment Group
July 10–11, 2013
Washington, DC
Agenda and Presentations
| WEDNESDAY, July 10 | |
| 8:30–8:45 a.m. | Welcome - Activities since last meeting (pdf) (ppt) Mark Sykes, PSI |
| 8:45–9:15 a.m. | NASA Response to January, March and April Findings (pdf) Lindley Johnson, NASA HQ |
| 9:15–9:30 a.m. | Summary of new Asteroid Initiative (pdf) (ppt) (to be rolled out in the end of June) Michael Gates, HQ |
| 9:30–9:45 a.m. | Impact of the Asteroid Initiative on Small Bodies Strategic Knowledge Gaps (pdf) (ppt) Andy Rivkin, APL |
| 9:45–10:00 a.m. | Impact of the Asteroid Initiative on the Global Exploration Strategy Roadmap (pdf) (ppt) Kathy Laurini, NASA JSC |
| 10:00–10:15 a.m. | BREAK |
| 10:15–10:45 a.m. | Review of the Targent NEO 2 Workshop (pdf) (ppt) Rich Dissly, Ball Aerospace |
| 10:45–10:55 a.m. | SBAG Questions for ARM (pdf) (ppt) Mark Sykes, PSI |
| 10:55–12:00 Noon | Open Discussion of ARM and the Asteroid Initiative (Steering Committee)
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| Noon.–1:30 p.m. | LUNCH |
| 1:30–2:00 p.m. | Overview of the Chelyabinsk Impact Event (pdf) (ppt) Paul Chodas, JPL |
| 2:00–2:20 p.m. | The QE2 and DA14 Campaigns (ppt) (ppt media files) Nick Moskovitz, MIT, by Webex |
| 2:20–2:40 p.m. | Report on Planetary Defense Meeting in Flagstaff (pdf) Bill Ailor, Aerospace Corp – by Webex |
| 2:40–3:30 p.m. | Planetary Defense Panel Discussion (Lindley Johnson, NASA HQ; Paul Chodas, JPL; Faith Vilas, PSI; Bill Ailor, Aerospace Corp – by Webex)
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| 3:30–3:45 p.m. | BREAK |
| 3:45–3:55 p.m. | Status of NEOWISE Restart (pdf) (ppt) Timing requirements Expected results/Cost Amy Mainzer, JPL |
| 3:55–4:10 p.m. | NEOCAM capabilities (pdf) (ppt) Amy Mainzer, JPL |
| 4:10–4:25 p.m. | Status of B612 Sentinel and the Space Act Agreement (pdf) Harold Reitsema, B612 Foundation
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| 4:25–4:40 p.m. | Discussion
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| 4:40–5:30 p.m. | Discussion on the Impact of FY13 Operating Plan/President's FY14 Budget Request on Small Body Science and Future missions (Assessment) – Panel Discussion (Mark Sykes, PSI; Dan Britt, UCF; Bonnie Buratti, JPL; Andy Rivkin, APL)
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| THURSDAY, July 11 | |
| 8:30–9:00 a.m. | Report from IPEWG (pdf) (ppt) Patrick Michel, CNRS by Webex |
| 9:00–9:15 a.m. | Marco-Polo Report (pdf) (ppt) Patrick Michel, CNRS by Webex |
| 9:15–9:30 a.m. | ISIS Asteroid Impact mission (pdf) (ppt media files) Steve Chesley, JPL
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| 9:30–9:45 a.m. | ISIS Discussion |
| 9:45–10:00 a.m. | New Horizons Update (pdf) (ppt) Will Grundy, Lowell Obs. |
| 10:00–10:15 a.m. | OSIRIS-Rex Status Report (pdf) (ppt) Carl Hergenrother, U. Arizona |
| 10:15–10:30 a.m. | EPOXI Report (pdf) (ppt) Tony Farnham, U. Maryland |
| 10:30–10:45 a.m. | BREAK |
| 10:45–11:15 a.m. | Dawn Mission Preparation for Ceres (pdf) (ppt) Carol Raymond, JPL |
| 11:15–11:30 a.m. | USGS - An Update on ISIS as it Applies to Small Bodies and the Need for NASA Cartography Planning .(pdf) (ppt) Timothy Titus and Brent Archinal, USGS, by Webex |
| 11:30–11:45 a.m. | Report on Ground-Based/Space-Based Campaign for Comet ISON (pdf) (ppt) C. Lisse, APL |
| 11:45–Noon. | BRRISON Report (pdf) (ppt) Andy Cheng, APL
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| Noon–12:30 p.m. | ISON Discussion (with Lisse & Cheng). |
| 12:30–2:00 p.m. | LUNCH |
| 2:00–2:15 p.m. | Main-belt Comets and Volatiles in the Asteroid Belt – Issues (pdf) K. J. Meech, U. Hawaii, by Webex |
| OPEN DISCUSSION WITH STEERING COMMITTEE | |
| 2:15–2:45 p.m. | New Steering Committee Chair (August) and soliciting new committee members – process and discussion. |
| 2:45–3:30 p.m. | Discussion on the future roles of small bodies for science, human exploration and planetary defense
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| 3:30–3:45 p.m. | BREAK |
| 3:45–4:45 p.m. | Review Findings from this Meeting and Issues to be Pursued. |
| 4:45–5:00 p.m. | Upcoming events. |