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

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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

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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/