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Astrophysics Division StaffJon Morse, DirectorRick Howard, Deputy Director

Rick Harnden (IPA, SAO) - Swift, GLAST, High Energy Astrophysics (HEA)Hashima Hasan - Explorer Program, Division E/PO, UV/Optical Jeffrey Hayes (IPA, Catholic U) - MO&DA, HST, Spitzer, ADPDoug Hudgins (detail, Ames) - Spitzer, Herschel, PAO lead, Lab Astro/IRPaul Hertz - SOFIA, SMD Senior Advisor for Science ProcessPamela Marcum (IPA, TCU) - Kepler, WISE, UV/Optical/IRMichael Moore - HST, LBTISteve Ridgway (IPA, NOAO) - SIM, LBTI, Exoplanets, Optical/IRMichael Salamon - LISA, Planck, WMAP, GP-B, Astrophysics TheoryWilton Sanders (IPA, Wisconsin) - Suzaku, Con-X, R&A Lead, HEA, IR/SubmmEric Smith - JWST, IR/SubmmZlatan Tsvetanov (IPA, JHU) - GALEX, TPF, Exoplanets, UV/Optical

Note: Multiple IPA hires are anticipated in 2008; applications are due by the end of January.

Alan SternAssociate Administrator/SMD

Alan SternAssociate Administrator/SMD

NASA TOWN HALLAUSTIN AAS 2008

SMD’S SCIENCE PROGRAM LEADS THE WORLD

$5.5B/YEAR BUDGET. LARGE EARTH SCIENCE, HELIOPHYSICS, PLANETARY SCIENCE, & ASTROPHYSICS PROGRAMS. 53 FLIGHT MISSIONS IN OPERATION. 41 FLIGHT MISSIONS IN DEVELOPMENT. 3000+ OPERATING R&A GRANTS.

THESE NUMBERS EXCEED THE COMBINED EFFORTS OF ALL OTHER EARTH & SPACE SCIENCE PROGRAMS OF THE WORLD.

SMD Major Activities: Next 12 months

BUT STRONG COMMUNITY CONCERNS HAVE BEEN STATED

NASA AND SMD’S BUDGETS ARE NOT GROWING.

SMD’S FUTURE FLIGHT RATES HAVE BEEN DECLINING.

RESEARCH FUNDS HAVE BEEN CUT.

PROGRESS ON DECADAL SURVEY OBJECTIVES HAS BEEN SLOW.

SMD HAS BEEN SLOW OR SIMPLY UNRESPONSIVE TO THESE ISSUES AND OTHERS.

WELL SMD’S GOT A NEW TEAM AT THE HELM

Chief Scientist (John Mather)DCS for ES (Randy Friedl) DCS for SS (Andy Cheng)

Management &Policy DivisionDir. (R. Maizel)

Deputy (Vacant)

HeliophysicsDivision

Dir. (R. Fisher)Deputy (V. Elsbernd-Act)

AstrophysicsDivision

Dir. (J. Morse)Deputy (R. Howard)

Planetary ScienceDivision

Dir. (J. Green)Dep. (J. Adams)

Associate Administrator (AA) (Alan Stern)Deputy AA (Colleen Hartman)

Deputy AA for Programs(Todd May)

Senior Advisor for R & A (Yvonne Pendleton)

Earth ScienceDivision

Dir. (M. Freilich)Deputy (B. Cramer)

Dep/Programs (M Luther)

Budget (C. Tupper)

Policy & Administration (G. Williams- Act) Applied Science

(T. Fryberger)

Research (J. Kaye)

Flight (S. Volz)

Mars Program(D. McCuistion)

Draft: 29 Nov 2007

Senior Advisor for Science Process & Ethics

(Paul Hertz)Chief of Staff

(Jens Feeley - Act)

Chief Engineer (K. Ledbetter)

Safety & Mission Assurance(P. Martin)

Special Asst for NEOs and Exploration (Dan Durda)

AAA: Strategy, Policy, and International (Marc Allen)

Blue dashed boxes denote individuals who report to other organizations, but support SMD

By Controlling Costs to Increase Flight Rates. By Rebalancing Queues to Increase Flight Rates. By Expanding Foreign Collaborations. By Repairing R&A Processes & Budgets. By Ensuring Missions Fully Fund Their Science. By Valuing Responsiveness to Community Concerns.

AND WE INTEND TO FULLY MEET THESE ISSUES HEAD ON

AVOIDED >$150M IN OVERRUNS.

FUNDED FOUR NEW SMEX EXPLORER MISSIONS, REPLACING ONE MIDEX.

INCREASED SUBORBITAL ROCKET AND BALLOON FLIGHT RATES.

ENTERED INTO PARTNERSHIPS FOR BOTH AN OUTER PLANET FLAGSHIP AND SOLAR ORBITER.

SOME ACTIONS WE HAVE TAKEN SINCE ARRIVING IN APRIL

TAKEN R&A OFF THE TABLE FOR CUTS.

AND INITIATED AN EFFORT TO SIMPLIFY AOs.

AND WE’VE HAD FIVE SMD NEW MISSION STARTS SINCE APRIL

Astrophysics: NuStar Small Explorer.

Heliophysics: BARREL MoO.

Planetary: GRAIL Discovery mission and the NeXT and EPOXI comet flyby MoOs.

We’re making $70M available in Explorer Mission of Opportunity (MoO) funding.

We’ve initiated an annual MoO AO beginning in 2008, to foster more international collaboration opportunities.

We’ve worked to find an affordable, non-nuclear Solar Probe mission capable of being funded.

And we desire a more modest Exoplanets program to keep NASA’s Astrophysics portfolio healthy.

BUT MORE FLIGHT PROGRAM CHANGES ARE AFOOT

We established the SARA position within SMD.

We provided a mailbox for complaints and feedback about R&A programs (sara@nasa.gov).

We eliminated a backlog of hundreds of no-cost extension requests.

We adopted widespread funding of 4-yr grants.

We no longer redact budgets from review panels in ROSES-08.

We accelerated grant win notifications after panel reviews, from months to weeks.

AND R&A CHANGES HAVE ALSO BEEN MADE

SMD’S FLIGHT PROGRAM: JANUARY 2007

SMD Launches by Calendar Year

New Horizons

STEREO

CALIPSO

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OSTM

IBEX

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MSL SOFIA

NPP

Kepler

WISE

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Juno

LDCM

Mars Scout 2

RBSP

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SMD Launches by Calendar Year

New Horizons

STEREO

CALIPSO

CloudSat

ST-5

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Phoenix

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GLAST

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IBEX

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WISE

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LDCM

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GRAIL

JWST

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SMD’S FLIGHT PROGRAM: JANUARY 2008

THERE IS MORE WE CAN DO:

BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP

WHY HAVE LAUNCH RATES DECLINED?

COST OVERRUNS AND UNEXPECTED MISSION EXPENDITURES

SMD Launches by Year and Development Cost (Phase A-D, $M)

New Horizons

STEREO

CALIPSO

CloudSatST-5

Hinode

Phoenix

Dawn

THEMISAIM

SDO

HST SM-4

GLAST

Glory

OCO

OSTMIBEX

Herschel

MSL

SOFIA

NPP

Kepler

WISE

Aquarius

Juno

LDCM

Mars Scout 2

RBSP

Discovery 11

JWST

GPM Core

SMEX-13

MMS

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Discovery 12

GPM Const

SMEX-12

NuSTAR

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CY06 CY07 CY08 CY09 CY10 CY11 CY12 CY13 CY14

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CINDI, SET-1,M3 and Planck

TWINS-B

TWINS-Aand ST-6

Earth

Helio

Astro

PlanetaryExoMars

RBSP MoO

WHY ELSE HAVE LAUNCH RATES DECLINED?

A RECENT IMBALANCE TOWARD LARGE MISSIONS

WE NEED YOUR HELP TO ACHIEVE BETTER COST CONTROL AND A MORE BALANCED PROGRAM, LEADING TO FASTER PROGRESS IN THE ACC- COMPLISHING DECADAL SURVEYS.

HIGHER FLIGHT RATES DEPEND ON YOU TOO

THE COMMUNITY HAS TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION.

Jon MorseDirector, NASA HQ Astrophysics DivisionNASA Town Hall, AAS Meeting January 8, 2008

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SMD Research & Data Analysis Info Websitehttp://science.hq.nasa.gov/research/sara.html

The new SARA (“Senior Advisor for R&A”) website is your one-stop-shop for issues and information about SMD’s R&A programs:

• Information related to SMD Grant Programs

• “How To” Guide for Proposers plus other PI issues

• Bi-Weekly Updates on R&A Process Improvements (subscribe on website)

• Grant Stats for every R&A program

• Contact Info for each Program Officer

• Research Highlights Across SMD’s R&A Programs

• Direct Communication with NASA for anything R&A related

Please Send Us Your Ideas and Concerns. We are listening.Email: sara@nasa.gov

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Astrophysics Division: Project News• Re-instatement of NuSTAR mission for launch in 2011 (PI: Fiona

Harrison, Caltech)• Small Explorer (SMEX) Announcement of Opportunity now

• Includes Missions of Opportunity, Solar Orbiter, and ISS payloads

• Exciting new capabilities planned for launch this year and next:

2008: GLAST, HST-SM4, Herschel, Planck

2009: Kepler, WISE

PLUS: EPOXI exoplanet Mission of Opportunity investigation with Deep Impact S/C in 2008 (EPOCH PI: Drake Deming, GSFC) [PSD funded]

• Early science in 2009 with SOFIA• Possible future AO solicitations for PI-led science investigations on

medium-class strategic missions• 2008 dark energy mission, 2009 exoplanets probe

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Astrophysics Division: Research News• Strategic investments in Research & Analysis and

Suborbital programs• Reinvigorate suborbital programs for science, technology, and on-ramps for PI/flight program leadership training– Increase flight rate for sounding rockets– Significant technical progress on ULDB balloons

• Increase core R&A investments to achieve ~30% proposal success rates– Restored full funding for FY08 Astrophysics Theory grants

• Strategic Mission Concept Studies NRA– 42 proposals submitted: 11 large missions, 31 medium missions– 8-10 selections anticipated, preparation for Decadal Survey

• Exoplanets Guest Observer research• Kepler GO program solicitation in 2008

• Anticipate 2008 solicitation for a few GO investigations with Canadian MOST mission, coordinated with MOST PI and science team

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Astrophysics Division: Programmatic Balance

Recent community reports call for re-establishing balance among small, medium, and large missions in the Astrophysics program:• Astronomy & Astrophysics Advisory Committee 2007 Annual Report:

“The balance between small, medium and large programs in the NASA Astrophysics Division has been undermined. The AAAC recommends that the funding "wedge" in FY09/10 be used to add some funding for R&A and small missions, to rebalance the program.”

• NRC 2007 NASA Astrophysics Program Assessment report: Recommendation #1: “NASA should optimize the projected scientific return from its Astrophysics Program by ensuring a diversified portfolio of large and small missions that reflect the scientific priorities of the decadal review and by investing in the work required to bring science missions to their full potential: e.g., technology development, data analysis, data archiving, and theory.”

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the current Astrophysics flagship, will hold its PDR/NAR to enter development in Spring 2008

FY2008 Congressional appropriations directs NASA “to begin the development phase” of the Space Interferometry Mission (SIM)

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Funding Profile of a Balanced Program

Notional Astrophysics Program (Balanced Portfolio)

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WISE

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Exoplanet wedge

Beyond Einstein

Herschel

GLAST

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HST

JWST

Other Origins

Beyond Einstein: JDEM, Con-X, LISA

Exoplanets: Medium mission, tech dev

JWST: LRD NET 2013

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Notional Astrophysics Program: Scenario #1(Full SIM development begins in FY2008)

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Consequences of An Unbalanced Program

SIM: LRD NET 2015

JWST: LRD NET 2013

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Notional Astrophysics Program: Scenario #2(Full SIM dev begins in FY2008; ~60% funding/year)

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Funding Profile with Annual Cap

SIM: LRD NET ~2017

JWST: LRD NET ~2015

BE: JDEM only, LRD NET 2014

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Astro2010 Decadal Survey

• Commence community-based prioritization process in 2008 for producing a product in 2010

• What are the new science opportunities in Astrophysics?

• What major initiatives follow JWST?

• What are future medium-class competed mission opportunities?

• What is the proper balance between projects in development, operating missions, and R&A?

• Work with the National Academies, partner agencies, advisory committees, community, and industry to improve the Decadal Survey process and output based on lessons learned Nece

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BACKUP CHARTS

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Astrophysics Timelines

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Astrophysics FY2008 BudgetFY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 FY2012

FY08 Astrophysics Budget $1,552.8 $1,610.8 $1,565.8 $1,304.2 $1,268.9 $1,266.2 $1,393.8

Navigator $145.5 $69.5 $57.1 $58.4 $59.5 $61.0 $62.5

Space Interferometer (SIM) $115.0 $32.3 $21.6 $22.1 $23.4 $23.8 $24.0

Keck Single Aperture / Interferometer $9.6 $14.6 $14.3 $13.1 $11.7 $11.4 $11.8

Terrestrial Planet Finder $5.5 $8.4 $6.5 $6.6 $6.7 $6.8 $6.9

Other $15.3 $14.1 $14.7 $16.6 $17.7 $19.0 $19.8

James Webb Space Telescope $364.0 $478.5 $545.4 $452.1 $376.9 $321.1 $285.9

Hubble Space Telescope $277.2 $337.4 $277.7 $165.2 $152.8 $151.4 $151.3

Development $183.6 $233.6 $167.5 $55.9 $45.7 $43.5 $42.5

Operations / Data Analysis $78.6 $103.8 $110.3 $109.3 $107.1 $107.9 $108.8

Corporate Support $14.9

Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA)$90.8 $47.0 $77.3 $89.1 $88.6 $89.9 $92.1

Gamma-ray Large Space Telescope (GLAST) Program$120.2 $107.3 $42.2 $28.3 $28.3 $29.3 $30.2

Discovery (Kepler) $147.5 $141.7 $93.0 $25.7 $16.3 $16.2 $17.6

ISSC (Herschel / Planck) $13.0 $19.7 $26.5 $39.1 $38.7 $36.5 $35.2

Beyond Einstein $14.9 $22.5 $32.3 $51.5 $147.6 $170.6 $222.1

Astrophysics Explorer $71.1 $74.6 $99.1 $88.8 $28.2 $11.7 $5.7

Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) $54.5 $60.0 $83.0 $74.9 $14.0 $5.5 $1.7

Suzaku (Astro-E2), Swift, 06 Corp $16.6 $5.2 $16.1 $13.9 $14.2 $6.2 $3.9

Astrophysics Research $308.6 $312.7 $315.2 $306.1 $331.9 $378.5 $491.4

Research and Analysis $65.3 $60.9 $57.4 $58.9 $55.3 $57.6 $59.6

Chandra $58.4 $70.7 $77.1 $79.4 $82.5 $83.2 $85.1

Spitzer $74.3 $78.6 $80.8 $76.7 $52.1 $47.2 $46.0

Other Operating Missions / Data $89.6 $81.2 $72.9 $61.5 $61.1 $66.7 $70.4

Scientific Balloons $21.0 $26.8 $27.0 $29.4 $29.0 $28.9 $30.5

Astrophysics Future Missions $8.6 $0.2 $51.9 $94.8 $199.7

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Astrophysics Research Budget

For FY2007, the following aggregates the competed Astrophysics research budget excluding flight hardware development

“Astrophysics R&A” (really ST&T)

………………………………$50MData analysis (other than “Astrophysics R&A”)

…………………..$88M• Mission specific General Observer/Guest Investigator programs• Archival data analysis programs

Mission Science Teams (other than “Astrophysics R&A”)

……..~ $75M• PI teams for missions and instruments selected through AO• Additional team members selected through competition

• Participating scientists, interdisciplinary scientists, science working group members, etc.

Total Astrophysics research and data analysis funding

………..~ $213M

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Hubble SM-4 Progress

Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

LaunchAug 7

Ship to KSC COS, WFC3,

SSE, etc.

ACS Repair CDR

Project PSR

ACS Repair PER

Install Flt Detector WFC3

WFC3 EMI/EMC #2

COS Accoustic Tst

T/V Cal Tst #3 WFC3

FRRs GSFC &

KSC

SIM #3,4EVA days

2&3EVA Verif Complete

SIM #2gyro& batteries

NBL8.6

NBL8.2

NBL8.3

NBL7.5

2007 2008

Cargo Integration

Review

NBL8.5

NBL8.4

NBL8.1

Start JISs Complt JISs

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Mission Launches etc.

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Balloon Campaigns

Opportunities

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NET May 29GLAST

Aug 7HSTSM4

Oct 31HerschelPlanck

NET Feb 19Kepler

Nov 1WISE

Astrophysics Mission Events

Antarctica

Sweden

Ft. Sumner (spr)

Ft. Sumner (fall)

Palestine

Australia

D/J D/J D/J D/J D/J

J/F M/J

M/J A/M A/M A/M

J/J J/J J/J J/J

A/S A/S A/S A/S

S/O S/O

Rocket Program.

Suborbital

SMEX AO

Sep

(ANITA, BLAST)

(FIRS2/SLS +)

(HERO, TIGRE)

(FIREBALL, GRAPE, LEE ^)

(SUNRISE ^, SBI ^, HASP *, MKIV +)

(CREAM, BESS, ATIC)

JanXQC#3

AugLIDOS

#1

MayCIBER

#1

NovFUSP

#1

OctFUSP

#2

MayHRF#1

MayCIBER

#2

TBDHRF#2

Spring

Mission S.R.

Mission Concept NRA

Aug May/Jun

Archive S.R.

AugSOFIA

Early Sci

EPOCh Obs (Jan-May)

Legend Purple - Mission with international lead + Earth Science Division balloon flight ^ Heliophysics Division balloon flight * Other Student Opportunity balloon flight

MarPICT-URE #1

JanLIDOS

#2

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Strategic Planning Interactions

Flight OCS Division

AA

SARA OCS Division

AA

SMD will rely on the same processes to make strategic flight project and R&A investment decisions

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SMD Science Plan

The Science Plan fulfills a Congressional requirement from the NASA Authorization Act of 2005. It is SMD’s implementation plan, per the new NASA Strategic Management and Governance Handbook, under the 2007 NASA Strategic Plan.

The Plan:• Articulates science questions to be pursued in the context of

national priorities, esp. the Vision for Space Exploration• Defines and prioritizes missions • Describes the associated research & analysis, technology,

and related programs

Available on-line at: http://science.hq.nasa.gov/strategy/index.html

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SARA Webpage

• Will connect to SMD page and explain who does what. • Personalize Program Officers and connect community to them • Provide ROSES info and results• Info on proposal triage plan and timeline for repair • Ideas for future efforts to increase efficiency• Input from the viewer: Complaints and Praise• FAQs and sanitized comments page• Connections to EPO and Technology opportunities related to R & A• YOUR Science highlights and EPO activities; press releases; upcoming TV

exposure, etc. Announcements; science meeting info• Calendar and volunteer opportunities to give talks at HQ• Info on proposal triage plan and timeline for repair • Ideas for future efforts to increase efficiency- feedback• Input from the viewer: Complaints and Praise• FAQs and sanitized comments page• EPO and Technology related to R & A• Science highlights; press releases; upcoming TV exposure, etc. both

internal and external• Connect to ROSES info/results (one stop shopping)• Connect to/highlight Divisions in SMD