From our Team telecon
Wednesday, September 13:


* Project items for IMPACT

- The Phase A Cost Report was submitted
  August 31. There may be delays in starting
  Phase B as Project attempts to deal with
  these reports. We anticipate a no-cost
  extension will be needed on Oct 31 to
  continue work.

- Dave Curtis will interact with hardware
  contributors to come up with optimal
  plans for our extended, reduced level
  of Phase B effort during 2001. We have
  not yet received any formal response
  to our Phase A cost proposal, or any
  directive for revising (and formalizing)
  our budget.

- Meetings to note: Next meeting at GSFC/APL
  includes a Ground System Req. Review (Oct 4) 
  and possible followup Independent Assessment
  Team Review informal session to close out
  Phase A questions. Dave Curtis will submit
  a draft presentation for IMPACT this week.
  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. 
  Several ITAR-related panels and studies
  are in progress at NASA, NRC, to assess
  ITAR's impact on space research.


* 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)

- APL wants more details on I&T requirements.
  Please provide input to Dave Curtis on request

* Other

- Tycho will support Contamination Committee
  activities for IMPACT

- Dave Curtis still 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

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/