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8 Incorporating International Perspectives in Future Decadal Planning
8 Incorporating International Perspectives in Future Decadal Planning
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; Member, 2013 Solar and Space Physics Decadal Survey; Member, Workshop Planning Committee Panelists: Michael Freilich, Director, NASA Earth Science Division Dennis McSweeney, Deputy Director, Science Division, Office of Interagency and International Relations, NASA Masato Nakamura, Research Director, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) David Southwood, Senior Research Investigator and Professor, Imperial College; Director of Science and Robotic Exploration (retired)
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These topics included how NASA interfaces internationally; different modes of international cooperation; potential future collaborative efforts; leveraging international assets and capabilities; alignment and timing of national space science strategic planning; the role of the SSB in the international arena; and the role of future decadal surveys in the international arena. The panel discussion is broken into the following highlevel topic areas based on the structure of the discussion: • Earth science perspective on international cooperation, • NASA perspective on international cooperation, • JAXA perspective on international cooperation, • ESA perspective on international cooperation, and • ESSC perspective on international cooperation.
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In summary, Freilich noted that a thorough understanding of the capabilities of missions to be flown by international partners and the type and availability of data sets they will return is key to the conduct of future decadal surveys. The greater the insights survey committees have into the capabilities of international missions, the better positioned they will be to advise NASA as to where to make future investments, especially if unique contributions can be identified.
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Rather than see ISAS scientists participate in future decadal surveys, he suggested that a list of Japanese scientists familiar with both ISAS and other international space science activities be drafted. The NRC can then use this list to select participants in future study activities.
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Southwood related that the input he provided to the survey took the form of an honest forecast of likely developments in European space science activities in the coming decade. The 2011 planetary science decadal survey committee included European scientists, and Steven Squyres personally briefed Southwood on the survey's outcomes.
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Swings explained that ESSC is involved in a broad range of activities, including topical studies -- current projects include a study on technological breakthroughs for ESA, Toward Human Exploration of the Solar System, and a recently completed report on planetary protection for Mars sample-return missions -- and representing the scientific community at the ESA ministerial conferences. With respect to the latter, the topics ESSC will raise at the next ministerial conference include space-data policy, education and public outreach programs, Earth observation programs, life and physical research activities, ExoMars and lunar exploration, and space technology.
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With respect to future collaborative activities, Swings pointed to a recommendation contained in the 2000 ESSC report Future of International Collaboration in Space Science, 8 which recommended the establishment of an Inter-Agency Scientific Collaboration Working (IA-SCWG) that would include responsible executives from key space agencies (e.g., ESA, NASA, JAXA, and Russia)
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A more formal structure could become overly bureaucratic and unwieldy, while something informal might be insufficient or underrepresentative of the Earth and space sciences community. Southwood cautioned participants against involving too many countries in the decadal survey process but said that is separate from NASA cooperating in general with other countries, which he encouraged.
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He reiterated his suggestion that NASA conduct its own survey of the capabilities of international partners in the Earth and space sciences for consideration by the decadal survey committee during its program formulation. Challenges and Benefits of International Cooperation An audience member noted that one of the weaknesses of the decadal surveys was insufficient knowledge and consideration of international capabilities.
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Thoughts on U.S.-European Cooperation Michael Freilich made an interesting distinction between the Earth and space sciences and NASA's relationship with ESA and individual European national space agencies. In the Earth sciences, he explained, NASA has had longer-standing and deeper collaborations with the space agencies of Germany and France (among others)
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Jean-Pierre Swings then pointed out that the SSB has contacted the ESSC on several occasions for suggestions of candidates to serve on decadal survey committees and their supporting panels. While the ESSC does not do decadal surveys for ESA, he envisions reciprocating this gesture with very little problem either for a similar activity or for other European planning exercises.
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