From our Team telecon Wed Nov 12, 2003: * Project items for IMPACT - Current issues: Mike Kaiser (michael.l.kaiser@gsfc.nasa.gov) has taken over the STEREO GSFC Project Scientist job from Joe Davila. New GSFC PM contact info: nicholas.g.chrissotimos@nasa.gov phone 301-286-5108 Please track the new Project charts at the site http://sprg.ssl.berkeley.edu/impact/dwc/Schedules/ and also the critical milestones in IMPACT Critical Milestone Chart.HTM Inform Dave Curtis of any changes to your items. - Spacecraft: MAG cleanliness workshop was held on 10/31. Boom harnesses have been built at APL. - Budget: Project is still scrutinizing cost runouts and schedules. - Schedule: IMPACT scheduler at GSFC is Jim Rogers - Data Management: Peter Schroeder has requested data set samples * Instruments - Dave Curtis is sending templates out for IMPACT PER at SSL on Dec 3-4. Project will be supplying spreadsheets of requirements to check off satisfied items ***************************************************** NOTE CHANGE OF TEAM MTG DATE ***************************************************** - Scheduled Dec.'03 IMPACT Team meeting date is now FRI., Dec 12 (last day of AGU)-followed by SWG@UCB on Monday and Tues. Dec 15,16 ***************************************************** - Caltech conducted SEP integration tests and IDPU compatability tests. - PER will now be held as a main kickoff on Dec 3 (may spill into the 4th) at UCB SSL with delta followups mostly by telecon as recommended by the review team. A Caltech in-person session may occur ~April - PCBs still meeting, requiring support - Still issues with SEP detector vendor and mounts - Boom: Tubes manufactor issues were resolved. - Mag cleanliness issues are being worked. SECCHI has a waiver submitted. - STE sources still to be obtained from vendor - Ground strap design being done by Paul Turin at UCB. Prototype is built and tested. Mounting to spacecraft details still being worked with APL. - There are currently weekly or biweekly SEP telecons on Thursdays, and periodic BOOM and IDPU meetings at UCB. All-team telecons are now once/month: 2003 IMPACT Wed. telecons, provisional dates are second Wednesdays of each month at 9AM Pacific -------------------------------------------- nominal dates: No telecon in Dec due to team meeting on 12/12 - Phase C Progress Report information will be collected by Dave prior to the 15th of each month. Will now include milestone tracking. ****************************************** IMPORTANT DATES Dec 3-4 - IMPACT Pre-environ. Review (part I@UCB) Dec 12 - IMPACT Team meeting at SSL Dec 15,16 - STEREO SWG at SSL *April '04 Pre-environ. Review delta (@Caltech) Nov 11 '05- Launch *=dates provisional and subject to change ******************************************* 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/