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5 Decadal Survey Program Formulation and Opportunities for Improvement
5 Decadal Survey Program Formulation and Opportunities for Improvement
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Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Stanford University, 2010 Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey; 2013 Solar and Space Physics Decadal Survey Stephen Mackwell, Director, Lunar and Planetary Institute; Member, Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Science; 2011 Planetary Science Decadal Survey Marcia J Rieke, Regents' Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona; Member, Space Studies Board; Member, Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics; 2010 Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey INTRODUCTORY REMARKS Panel moderator Alan Dressler began his introductory remarks by noting that program prioritization is one of the key activities conducted by a decadal survey.
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Contrary to the views of presenters in the previous session, Dressler does not think it is possible to strictly prioritize diverse scientific activities without reference to the means by which those priorities might be implemented. He illustrated his point by referencing his experience as chair of one of the 2010 astronomy and astrophysics decadal survey's program prioritization panels (PPPs)
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Stephen Mackwell began his answer by noting that planetary science is destination-oriented, and so a panel structure oriented around destinations was most appropriate. The 2011 planetary science decadal survey's five panels collectively encompassed all of the planetary bodies that exist in the solar system.
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It avoided an issue Rieke had seen while working on two prior decadal surveys: picking specific science goals because they were what a preselected mission was good at doing. Rieke noted that each of the PPPs had to wrestle to ensure that the SFPs' scientific desires matched up with what the missions could do and make certain that the mission priorities folded in and reflected the science priorities.
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Todd Hoeksema responded that the 2013 solar and space physics decadal survey committee used a similar process as the Earth scientists. The first goal was to identify key science issues.
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missions were not prioritized. Marcia Rieke began her response to the moderator's questions by noting that the science community was the source of the science and mission goals discussed in the 2010 astronomy and astrophysics decadal survey.
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AUDIENCE INTERACTION The moderator, Alan Dressler, then commented that because the discussions ran longer than anticipated, the panel did not have time to address the final questions he had formulated. Of these unposed questions, the one most appropriate for discussion with the audience is: Did the processes employed by the various recent decadal surveys fairly represent the community's interests and desires?
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The blending of key scientific questions into a suite of potential missions represents the essence of a decadal survey. Stephen Mackwell agreed that it would be possible to draft a series of prioritized science questions spanning the solar system; but the resulting document would be particularly shallow if it did not also address the means by which those questions would be addressed.
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An astronomy decadal survey that addressed only science questions and leading implementation issues for NASA would give short shrift to the interests of NSF. Mackwell reinforced Dressler's point concerning mission specificity by noting his experience on the first midterm planetary science decadal survey review.
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