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Cosmic Origins Program Analysis Group
NASA Request for Information (RFI)

Science Objectives and Requirements for the Next NASA UV/Visible Astrophysics Mission Concepts

Space Telescope Science Institute
Baltimore, Maryland
19 September 2012



Follow-On COPAG Meeting on UV/Vis RFI Response

Agenda

Time Event Speaker
9:00am Welcome and Logistics Sembach
9:10am Overview of Strategic Landscape [PDF] Hertz
9:40am Overview of COPAG Process and Purpose of Meeting [PDF] Martin
10:45am Break
11:00am The Community Plan for Far-Infrared Astronomy [PDF] Werner
11:30am Probing the Cosmic History of Star Formation with Far-Infrared Spectroscopy on SPICA [PDF] Bradford
11:50am Science Prospects for Probe and Smaller Far-IR Missions [PDF] Leisawitz
12:30pm Lunch Talk: COR SAT Processes and Status [PDF] Benford & Perez
1:30pm Summary of Science Goals from NASA RFI Meeting on September 18
2:30pm Topical Discussion with Community Q&A:

What science goals/themes from the NASA RFI workshop can/should be addressed with Probe-class or Explorer-class missions?

To what extent can a large portfolio of science questions be addressed by a single Probe-class mission?
3:00pm Break
3:15pm Topical Discussion Continues
4:00pm Adjourn

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