Enabling Fast Response Missions to NEOs, ISOs, and LPCs

Program

Lecture 1 – “ISO, LPC, and NEO Science” – Karen Meech

Goal: To provide the science foundation for why we want to visit these key targets.

• A brief history of the science and exploration of these targets
• Key questions we would like to address at these various targets
• What can we learn from the ground vs what can we learn from dedicated spacecraft
• What types of instruments would we like to fly
• Key differentiators between target types (e.g. active, inert) and how specific parameters of a target might drive changes to the questions we’d like to address

Lecture 2 – “Importance of ISOs, LPCs, and NEOs to NASA and the Decadal Survey” – Carol Raymond

Goal: To establish context of the timeliness of this workshop and NASA priorities.

• Key science questions prioritized by the DS regarding small bodies
• Synergy between science-driven rapid response architectures and planetary defense rapid response architecture
• NASA mission classes and where a rapid response mission might fit programmatically

Lecture 3 – “The Importance and Challenges of Rapid Response” – Kimee Moore and Benji Donitz

Goal: To explain why we need to change our current method of formulation and implementation to accommodate rapid response.

• General timelines of detection-to-response
• The durations of time it “usually” takes NASA to formulate and implement a mission concept
• Key findings and identified challenges from rapid response studies
• What can rapid response enable? Can we send a mission to an ISO, LPC, or NEO without rapid response?

Lecture 4 – “Rapid Response Today – Comet Interceptor” – Geraint Jones

Goal: To inform the community on how rapid response is being implemented today in Comet Interceptor.

• What lead to Europe funding Comet Interceptor and what lessons can we take away from that process?
• What architecture decisions led to CI today?
• What are the limitations of CI and how might we implement rapid response differently in the future?
• What instruments are on CI and what science objectives will it address?

Short Course Presentations