Venus Upper Atmosphere Investigations Science and Technical Interchange Meeting (STIM)

January 24, 2013

Cleveland, Ohio

Agenda and Presentations


Introductions, review purposes and expected results	Tibor Kremic
Science case for upper atmosphere (UA) science	Sanjay S. Limaye	(2.5 hrs)
What we know and need to understand/Decadal Contribution to overall Venus exploration goals and relative priority of UA science Measurement Priorities	David Crisp Lori Glaze David Crisp
Science Implementation Measurements needed Types of instruments, durations Doppler LiDAR for winds Lightweight instruments	A. V. Rodin Kevin Baines Upendra N. Singh Gary W. Hunter	(2 hrs)
Investigation characteristics Systems and vehicles concepts to maneuver in Venus UA Entry highlights Operating Environment Balloons Planes/UAV Hybrid/Other Overall Summary /Question Material includes characteristics – (expected life in UA, trajectory, available power, comm. )	Tibor Kremic Peter Gage Julian Nott Jeffery L. Hall Geoffrey A. Landis Ronald Polidan	(2 hrs) 15 min 15 min 25 min 25 min 25 min 15 min
Summary and Next Steps Recap Identify topics requiring further study and recap technology needs Outline for VeXAG report	Sanjay S. Limaye and Tibor Kremic	(1 hrs)
Opportunity to tour Glenn Extreme Environment Rig (GEER) afternoon of Jan 23rd.