ReportfromtheSmallBodiesAssessmentGroup(SBAG)tothePlanetaryScienceSubcommittee

TimSwindle,SBAGChairSeptember30,2016

LastSBAGMeeting:June28-30,2016:15th SBAGMeeting,Laurel,MD

Missions• OSIRIS-REx launch,Sept.8→• Rosettaendofmission,Sept.29• Extendedmissions

• Dawn• NewHorizons

• Incruisephase• Hayabusa-2(scheduledarrivalJuly2018)

• AwaitingDiscovery13selection(s)• Lucy,NEOCam,Psychewouldstudydifferenttypesofsmallbodies

PhotobyVishnuReddy

Findings• Discoverymissions

• SBAGreiteratestheimportanceoftheDecadalSurveyrecommendationofa≤24monthaveragelaunchcadenceforDiscoverymissionsandurgesNASAtostrivetoachievethisDecadalSurveypriority

• AsteroidRedirectMission• SBAGsupportstheplanaspresentedbytheARMteamtocreateopportunitiesforhostedpayloadsontheARMspacecraftandtohaveacompetitivelyselectedInvestigationTeam,bothofwhichwouldmaximizethesciencereturnofthemission.

Findingsabbreviated.FullSBAG15findingsat:http://www.lpi.usra.edu/sbag/findings/

Findings• DeepSpaceNetworkSupportforRosetta

• SBAGurgestheDSNtoconsidertheuniqueopportunityofferedbythefinalstageoftheRosettamissionwhenschedulingDSNassetstosupportthisshortdurationbutcriticaltimeperiod,tomaximizethesciencedatareturnedfromthemission

• Note:RosettadidgetmoreDSNtime• RosettaDataAnalysisProgram

• SBAGencouragestheestablishmentandfundingofaRosettaDataAnalysisProgramtobereleasedassoonaspossible,butnolaterthantheROSES2017AO

• Arecibo• SBAGurgesNSFandNASAtocontinuetoworktogethertopreservethecapabilitiesofAreciboatalevelthatreflectsthescientificandsecurityinterestsoftheUnitedStates

Findingsabbreviated.FullSBAG15findingsat:http://www.lpi.usra.edu/sbag/findings/

AsteroidRedirectMission

• SBAGcontinuestoprovideaconnectionbetweenthesmallbodiescommunityandtheAsteroidRedirectMission• Mostrecently,anSBAGSpecialActionTeamproducedareportonARMConnectionstoPrioritySmallBodyScienceandExplorationGoals• LinkagesbetweenARMandDecadalSurveyobjectivesandbetweenARMandStrategicKnowledgeGaps

SBAGSteeringCommittee:• TimSwindle(U.Arizona),Chair(8/16-8/19)• NancyChabot(JHU/APL),PastChair(8/16-8/17)• BrentBaarbee (NASAGoddard),HumanExplorationLead(8/14-8/17)• JamesBauer(JPL)(8/14-8/17)• BeauBierhaus (LockheedMartin)(8/14-8/17)• DanBritt(U.CentralFlorida)(8/14-8/17)• JulieCastillo-Rogez (JPL),(8/16-8/19)• PaulChodas (JPL)PlanetaryDefenseLead(8/16-8/19)• LoriFeaga (U.Maryland)(8/15-8/18)• ChristineHartzell (U.Maryland)(8/16-8/19)• CarolynMercer(NASAGlenn),TechnologyLead(8/15-8/18)• AngelaStickle(JHU/APL),EarlyCareerSecretary(8/15-8/17)

SBAGextendsbeyondPSD

• Steeringcommitteehasleadsfromthreenon-scienceareas• Technology,PlanetaryDefense,HumanExploration

• Meetingsoftenincludeafocusonaparticulartopic• June2016– NASAAdvancedInnovationConceptsprojectsinvolvingsmallbodies

• January2017– Insituresourceutilization

FutureSBAGMeetings:

• January11-13,2017:16th SBAGMeetingUniversityofArizona,Tucson,AZ

• June13-15,2017:17th SBAGMeetingNASAGoddardSpaceFlightCenter,Greenbelt,MD