Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee Astrophysics Division Update

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Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory
CommitteeAstrophysics Division Update

• Dr. Jon Morse
• Astrophysics Division Director
• Science Mission Directorate
• NASA Headquarters
• May 10, 2007

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SOFIA First Flight April 26, 2007

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SMD Organization Chart
DRAFT
Associate Administrator (AA) (A. Stern) Deputy
AA (C. Hartman)

Senior Advisor for R A (Y. Pendleton)
Deputy AA for Programs(T. May)
Science Policy, Process and Ethics Officer (P.
Hertz)
Chief Scientist (J. Mather) DCS for ES (R.
Friedl) DCS for SS (A. Cheng)
Chief Engineer (K. Ledbetter)
Management Policy DivisionDir. (R.
Maizel)Deputy (Vacant)
HeliophysicsDivision Dir. (R. Fisher)Deputy (C.
Gay)
AstrophysicsDivision Dir. (J. Morse)Deputy (R.
Howard)
Planetary Science Division Dir. (J. Green)Dep.
(J. Adams)
Earth Science Division Dir. (M. Freilich)Deputy
(B. Cramer)
Flight (T. Hammer-Act)
Mars Program(D. McCuistion)
Budget (C. Tupper)
Policy (M. Allen)
Applied Science (T. Fryberger)
Administration (D. Woods)
Research (J. Kaye)
Dr. Allen is an ST and serves as Team Lead for
this Branch. Mr. Maizel is the supervisor on
record.
As of May 2007
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SMD Guiding Principles

• To advance the priorities of all four decadal
  surveys.
• To get more from our budgets through better
  management and investments in RA.
• To help the Vision for Space Exploration succeed
  (i.e., fostering a lunar science community).

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Improvements to RA

• Strategic improvements related to RA and data
  analysis across SMD
• Outreach Activities
• Site visits to centers, universities, and
  affiliates
• To the community through science conferences,
  newsletters, website, and e-mail contact
• E-mail for RA issues sara_at_nasa.gov

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Astrophysics DivisionWhats New

• New SMD focus on Strategic Investments in
  Research and Analysis, Data Analysis, and
  Suborbital Opportunities.
• For example, the next Small Explorer (SMEX) AO
  announced on April 24
• Draft AO target June 2007
• Final AO target October 2007
• Proposals due 90 days after AO release
• Mission cost cap of 105M (FY08), not including
  launch vehicle
• Mission of Opportunity allocation of 70M (FY08)
• Selections anticipated 4 months after proposals
  due
• Approximately 6-8 Phase A concept studies
• Anticipate selecting up to 3 for flight
• New experience standards for PI, but only PI

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SMD Science Plan

• The Science Plan fulfills a Congressional
  requirement from the NASA Authorization Act of
  2005. It is SMDs implementation plan, per the
  new NASA Strategic Management and Governance
  Handbook, under the 2006 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.htm
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NASA Science Mission Launches (CY06-CY14)
Joint NASA - International Partner Mission
NASA Mission on US ELV
As of 05-07-07
DoD Mission with Substantial NASA Contribution
Foreign Mission with Substantial NASA Contribution
Reimbursable for NOAA

• Successfully launched to date
• Shared risk science

Kepler IBEX SDO OCO Glory HST
SM-4 OSTM GOES-P CINDI Chandrayan
1 Herschel Planck

• New Horizons
• ? ST-5
• ? STEREO
• ? Cloudsat
• ? CALIPSO
• ? GOES-N
• ? ST-6
• ? TWINS-A
• ? Hidode

• THEMIS
• AIM
• Phoenix
• GLAST
• Dawn
• GOES-O
• TWINS-B

NPP MSL WISE ST-8 Aquarius NOAA-N ST-7
MMS MSO Discovery 13 MIDEX-7 GPM Core JWST
GPM Const ESSP-7 New Frontiers 3 SMEX-12
RBSP Juno LDCM Mars Scout 2
Discovery 12
SOFIA
2014
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2013
2012
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FY2008 NASA Budget (M)
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FY2008 SMD Budget by Division (M)
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Astrophysics Division Budget(Proposed FY08
Presidents Budget vs FY07 Presidents Budget)

• Whats Changed
• SOFIA mission reinstated with 2010 Initial
  Operations Capability (IOC) and 2013 Full
  Operations Capability (FOC).
• Navigator Program re-focused funds core
  interferometry, related planet-finding science,
  and project risk reduction efforts via remaining
  SIM funding, limited TPF funding, and
  ground-based projects (Keck and LBTI).
• Reserves added to JWST in 2008 and 2009.
• Budget for HST supports May 2008 SM4 working to
  identify additional funding to support September
  2008 Shuttle manifest.
• Funds Kepler (LRD NET November 2008) and GLAST
  (LRD NET November 2007) replans due to cost
  growth, schedule slip.
• WISE entered development in October 2006 (LRD NET
  November 2009).
• New Future Missions wedge added to be available
  for the highest priority Decadal Survey
  mission(s).
• Beyond Einstein Program Assessment Committee
  (BEPAC) formed to determine which mission (LISA,
  Con-X, JDEM, Inflation Probe or Black Hole
  Finder) will be selected to proceed first
  results available September 2007.
• Herschel and Planck launch delayed until NET July
  2008.
• Whats Stayed the Same
• All operating missions continue to produce
  science results.
• Maintains FY07 RA funding levels.

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Astrophysics Missions
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Astrophysics Content of FY08 Budget
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FY 2008 Presidents Budget(Astrophysics Budget
Changes)
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Astrophysics DivisionBudget Problems and Issues

• Budget problems and issues that must be dealt
  with during this summers budget process
• Resolving impacts of 2007 budget (full year CR).
• Additional funding to support Sept 2008 HST SM4
  (4 month slip).
• Any launch slip to GLAST (schedule tight and
  range conflicts).
• Additional cost growth in Kepler?
• Any adjustments in balance within Navigator
  Program.
• Direction of Balloon Program (ULDB future).
• Strategy for Astrophysics Future Missions line.

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Astrophysics RA Elements

• Supporting Research Technology (SRT)
• Astronomy Physics Research Analysis (APRA)
• Astrophysics Theory Program (ATP)
• Origins of Solar Systems (SSO)
• Data Analysis (DA)
• Astrophysics Data Analysis (ADP)
• Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE),
  X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE)
• GALEX, Swift, Suzaku
• Hubble, Chandra, Spitzer, XMM, INTEGRAL
• Mission science teams for the above missions,
  plus those in development
• GLAST, JWST, Kepler, SOFIA, WISE

ROSES Element
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Astrophysics Research Budget

• For FY2006, the following aggregates the competed
  Astrophysics research budget excluding flight
  hardware development
• Astrophysics RA 65M
• SRT
• RA embedded in flight programs (Beyond Einstein,
  TPF)
• Data analysis (other than Astrophysics
  RA) ..90M
• Mission specific General Observer/Guest
  Investigator programs
• Archival data analysis programs
• Mission Science Teams (other than Astrophysics
  RA) .. 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 .. 230M

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Supporting Research Technology (SRT)
53M Astrophysics RA

• Astronomy Physics Research Analysis (APRA)
• Disciplines
• Particle Astrophysics
• Gamma-Ray
• X-ray
• UV/Optical
• IR/Sub-mm/Radio
• Categories of Investigations
• Suborbital Investigations
• Detector Development
• Supporting Technology (Optics, Coatings,
  Coronagraphs, )
• Laboratory Astrophysics
• Ground-based
• Astrophysical Theory Fundamental Physics
  (ATFP)
• Origins of Solar Systems

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Total FY07 Funding 53M
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Statistics
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Assessment of Status ROSES-2006

• NRA status
• Reviews Completed ADP, APRA, ATP/BEFS, GALEX GI
  3, FUSE GI 8, Swift GI 3,
• Suzaku
  GO 2
• Reviews Upcoming APRA-2007
• Grants status
• WBS 399131.02.xx (Universe RA)
• xx 01 (APRA/X-ray, Gamma-ray) 80 funding sent
• xx 02 (ATP BEFS) 75 funding sent
• xx 03 (APRA/Particle Astrophysics) 80 funding
  sent
• xx 04 (Carriers) moved to Balloon Program
• xx 05 (APRA/UV, Opt) 80 funding sent
• xx 06 (APRA/IR, Sub-mm) 79 funding sent
• xx 07 (Origins of Solar Systems) 79 funding
  sent
• xx 08 (Keck) moved to Navigator Program
• UPN 391953.02.01 (BEFS) moved to Universe RA
  (ATP)
• UPN 907524.02.01 (ADP/LTSA) 75 funding sent
• Concerns

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Backup
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Principles for the Research Program

• Scientific merit through peer review
• Use scientific merit, as determined through
  community and peer review, as the primary
  criterion for science program planning and
  resource commitment.
• Timely availability of data
• Ensure vigorous and timely interpretation of
  mission data, requiring that data acquired be
  made publicly available as soon as possible after
  scientific validation.
• Community participation
• Ensure the active participation of the research
  community outside NASA, which is critical to
  success.
• Maintain NASA capabilities
• Maintain essential technical capabilities at the
  NASA Centers.

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How awardees are selected

• Solicitations for proposals are made via NASA
  Research Announcements (NRAs)
• Annual RA solicitation, Research Opportunities
  in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES), is open to
  University, NASA, FFRDC, Industry
• SMDs omnibus NRA ROSES-2006 has 64 program
  elements
• Used to solicit virtually all non-flight
  opportunities
• No special treatment for successor proposals
• Peer Reviews - panels evaluate
• Scientific or technical merit
• Relevance to NASAs objectives
• Cost realism and reasonableness
• Program officer recommends selections based on
  peer review evaluations and programmatic
  considerations