From our Team telecon Wednesday, August 30: * Project items for IMPACT - The Phase A Cost Report is almost ready for mailing today. Last minute items should get to Dave by noon PST. - At yesterday's IMPACT telecon with Project we were given our target budget for 2001 (independent of what is in our Cost Report). These budgets are based on available funds for FY2001. The directive is to now design a reduced Phase B effort that extends through FY2001. The related schedule slip of 3-6 mos may delay launch to late in '04. Phase B could start Nov 1 if the new budgets are cleared by then. In the meantime, Dave Curtis will contact partners with IMPACT budgets re. strategy on revised budgets and work schedules. - Meetings to note: Next meeting at GSFC/APL includes a Ground System Review (Oct 4) with a possible followup Independent Assessment Team Review informal session to close out Phase A questions. Dave Curtis will seek inputs as needed for his presentation. The expected "Peer review" meetings for IMPACT are not yet rescheduled. - ITAR: LOAs are still with NASA's legal dept. TAA's are in work at JHUAPL. We may hear about the latter in relation to IMPACT specifics in the next months * Instruments - SEP needs to resolve remaining FOV issues and bracket design issues with APL on the redesigned spacecraft (Tycho) - Project says HET decision to be made in beginning of Phase B - Project wants to know about developments on ESC design (Keith, Davin) * Other - Tycho will support Contamination Committee activities for IMPACT - Dave Curtis needs to know what was spent during Phase A and Bridge by GSFC team members (533s type information) for the record ******************************************* IMPORTANT DATES Aug 31 Full Cost Report due Oct 4 Ground System Requirements Review at APL Oct 31 End of Phase A + Bridge Dec 12 next IMPACT team meeting at UCB SSL Dec 13-14 STEREO SWG at UCB SSL ******************************************* Websites to Check periodically for updates http://sprg.ssl.berkeley.edu/impact http://sprg.ssl.berkeley.edu/impact/dwc https://sd-forum.jhuapl.edu/stereo/