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Richard E Griffiths, HST Program Scientist Presented by Hashima Hasan, JWST Program Scientist

Astrophysics Division Science Mission Directorate

NASA Headquarters

April 7, 2010

Astrophysics Division News

Astrophysics Division!Current Astrophysics Mission Portfolio

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Astrophysics Division!Projected portfolio by 2016 Projected portfolio by 2016

(potential partnership; selection pending)

One additonal Explorer mission in formulation/development likely

Likely one additional Explorer mission in development and

another in formulation; possible international

collaboration

Under review

Pending confirmation

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Astrophysics – Operating Missions

Mission Launch End Date Phase -4 -3 -2 -1 Jan 2011 Comments

Hubble 1990-04-24 2014-05-31 Ext G G G G G COS sensitivity loss issue closed with no impact to mission operations plan. G3 à G6

RXTE 1995-12-30 2011-09-30 Ext G G G G G

Chandra 1999-07-23 2014-09-30 Ext G G G G G

XMM- Newton

1999-12-10

2014-09-30 Ext G G G G G

WMAP 2001-06-30 2010-10-31 Ext G G G WMAP decommissioned.

INTEGRAL 2002-10-17 2010-09-30 Ext G NASA ended Guest Investigator program support.

GALEX 2003-04-28 2012-09-30 Ext G G G G G

Spitzer 2003-08-25 2013-09-30 Ext G G G G G

Swift 2004-11-20 2014-09-30 Ext G G G G G

Suzaku 2005-07-10 2011-09-30 Ext G G G G G

Fermi 2008-06-11 2013-08-18 Prime G G G G G

Kepler 2009-03-07 2012-11-07 Prime G G G Y G Team working on SOC upgrades.

Herschel 2009-05-14 2013-05-14 Prime G G G G G

Planck 2009-05-14 2012-02-14 Prime G G G G G Catalog release in Jan 12, 2011 – 4 days early.

WISE 2009-12-14 2011-01-31 Ext G G G G G Decommissioning end of Feb.

On plan, adequate margin

Problems, working to resolve within planned margin

Problems, not enough margin to recover 4

Astrophysics Division!

What’s changed: •  JWST project was moved to its own Theme within the Science Mission Directorate •  The Explorer program is being split into two pieces such that Astrophysics and

Heliophysics will manage their own Explorers resources beginning in 2012 Ø  A Future Astrophysics Explorer missions budget was created in response to the

Decadal Survey recommendation to increase the flight rate of astrophysics missions and missions of opportunity.

•  Support for concept planning and technology development for decadal survey large mission priorities (WFIRST, LISA, IXO) under supporting research and technology lines

•  Augmented budgets for decadal survey medium &small technology and R&A initiatives Ø  SOFIA budget increased to restore science and preserve 2nd generation

instrument selection and development •  NuSTAR LRD now February 2012 to accommodate launch services availability •  ASTRO-H confirmed for implementation; GEMS approved for Phase B and budget re-

phased •  Extended support for top ranked missions in the 2010 Senior Review, but support for

RXTE and GALEX extended operations and the INTEGRAL and Suzaku Guest Observer programs will terminate by the end of FY2011

•  JDEM &SIM projects have been closed out; not recommended by the Decadal Survey •  Reductions to operations and guest observer programs for Chandra, HST, and Swift What’s the same: •  Herschel, Kepler, Fermi, and Keck operations

What’s Changed and What’s the Same since Astro-2010 Decadal Review

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Mission Launches etc.

2011 2012

Balloon Campaigns

Opportunities

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Astrophysics Mission Events

Antarctica Sweden

Ft. Sumner (spr)

Ft. Sumner (fall) Palestine

Australia

D/J

Rocket Program. Suborbital

FUSP 1

PIC T U R E 1

Last Updated: February 7, 2011

Feb NuSTAR

J/J A/S

M/J D/J

X Q C 4

A C C E S S 1

A C C E S S 2

M i c r o X

X Q C 5

A/M J/J

A/S M/A

D/J

F O R T I S 1

EX OS 2

I MAGER 1

F O R T I S 2

E X O S 3

XA CT 1

ACC E S S 3

E X O S 4

X A C T 2

A C C E S S 4

2013

F I R E

S L I C E

Sep Apr Apr Jan Oct TBD Mar Oct Apr Dec TBD Sep TBD TBD TBDr

TBD TBDr

TBD TBD

2014

D/J

A/M J/J

A/S M/A

Future AOs will depend upon the Agency response to the Astro2010 Decadal Survey

M/A (HERO)

Jul LPF/ST-7

(CREAM VI, BLAST, SPB Test)

SOFIA Instr AO

spring

Jun C I B E R

1-3

(No astrophysics flights)

(TGF, GRAPE)

2015

Feb Astro-H

Apr GEMS (TBD)

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•  WISE decommissioned end/Feb •  WFIRST SDT: Face-to-face meeting at JPL, 3/10-11. •  April/May Explorers proposal science reviews •  Apr 14/15 Herschel Science Team meeting •  Apr 26 ExoPAG and COPAG Joint SAG meeting on UV/Vis telescope •  May 1-6 NExScI /ExEP conference "Exploring Strange New Worlds: From

Giant Planets to Super Earths" Flagstaff AZ •  Astrophysics Archives Senior Review, 5/17-19 •  Apr 27-29 Institute Visiting Committee •  May 9-10 Spitzer Users Panel Meeting •  Summer: SOFIA begins Early Science GO observations •  Late Spring : SOFIA Instrument AO issued •  June : WFIRST Preliminary report from SDT due •  July 12-14 Chandra Science Workshop – Structure in Clusters and

Groups of Galaxies •  July 25-29 Sagan Summer Workshop, Exploring Exoplanets with

Microlensing

Recent / Upcoming Events

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Budget Authority ($M) FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2011Actual CR Auth Act FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016

Science 4,497.6 4,469.0 5,005.6 5,016.8 5,016.8 5,016.8 5,016.8 5,016.8

Earth Science 1,439.3 1,801.8 1,653.0 1,679.2 1,665.3 1,691.4 1,727.3Earth Science Research 375.8 409.6 419.0 427.3 436.7 444.6Earth Systematic Missions 705.2 816.5 838.7 761.6 763.2 810.7Earth System Science Pathfinder 128.4 187.8 180.6 229.5 238.4 214.3Earth Science Multi-Mission Operations 149.0 159.9 158.8 159.4 162.9 166.6Earth Science Technology 45.6 46.1 47.9 51.9 53.6 54.2Applied Sciences 35.3 33.1 34.3 35.5 36.7 36.9

Planetary Science 1,364.4 1,485.7 1,488.9 1,365.7 1,326.4 1,271.0 1,188.9Planetary Science Research 161.6 183.9 196.0 208.6 208.4 210.5Lunar Quest Program 94.5 114.5 81.2 48.9 28.1 19.5Discovery 184.5 175.6 205.1 245.7 265.5 242.8New Frontiers 279.6 176.9 265.8 245.5 291.1 296.3Mars Exploration 438.2 594.4 433.1 408.7 309.0 245.9Outer Planets 100.6 120.8 80.5 82.2 84.1 88.5Technology 105.5 122.9 104.1 86.6 84.9 85.4

Astrophysics 647.3 1,076.3 637.7 708.3 721.0 713.5 741.9Astrophysics Research 149.1 161.6 200.1 211.8 229.3 238.6Cosmic Origins 225.3 219.7 219.4 209.9 195.2 184.5Physics of the Cosmos 116.0 100.3 112.4 111.9 98.1 96.8Exoplanet Exploration 43.4 48.2 65.5 63.6 62.1 69.8Astrophysics Explorer 113.5 107.8 110.9 123.7 128.7 152.0

James Webb Space Telescope 438.7 354.6 359.3 365.3 371.6 371.6

Heliophysics 608.0 641.9 577.9 591.0 612.4 627.2 628.6Heliophysics Research 171.8 144.5 147.5 149.3 149.5 150.8Living with a Star 221.9 204.7 202.2 200.9 336.3 354.9Solar Terrestrial Probes 148.0 163.5 170.4 171.9 50.2 38.0Heliophysics Explorer Program 65.1 65.2 70.8 90.2 91.1 84.9New Millennium 1.2

SCMD Civil Service Labor and Expenses 304.7 313.2 326.5 342.2 358.6

FY 2013-FY 2016

estimates are notional

Science Program Budget Summary

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•  Respond to decadal survey recommendations with augmentations to the Explorer program, Balloon program, Astrophysics research program, and technology development, but defer initiating the next large mission beyond JWST

•  Support missions in prime operations (Herschel, Planck, Fermi, Kepler, and HST)

•  Complete integration of NuSTAR for a Feb 2012 launch

•  SOFIA will continue to ramp up science flight hours to achieve full operating capability (FOC) by 2014 and will develop the second generation of instruments

•  Continue development/implementation of Astro-H for a Feb 2014 launch

•  Continue formulation and development of GEMS for an Apr 2014 launch •  Use Senior Review recommendations to prioritize funding for missions

in extended operations

Astrophysics Program/Budget Strategy

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Innovate, Educate, Build “To reach new heights and reveal the unknown so that what we

do and learn will benefit all humankind.”

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Backup

Astrophysics Division!Astrophysics Missions

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(ESA, CSA)

(JAXA)

(ASI, Denmark)

(DLR) (ESA, UK, Netherlands)

(ASI, CNES, UK)

(DOE, Intl team) (JAXA)

(ESA) (ESA)

(ESA)

Next Senior Review in 2012

(ESA)

(ASI, UK)

(South Korea)

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