Task: To survey the missions in planning, to explore the
possibility of an international programme in Sun-Earth connections as a
follow up to ISTP, and identify the potential for coordination and collaborations
among the member agencies.
All member agencies have in their plans, at various state of definition,
projects which could fit within an overall architecture and advantageously
contribute to an internationally coordinated effort.
The Task Group should:
· review the present plans of the member agencies
· determine the advantages to be derived from the establishment
of a common architecture including the various projects
· determine the possibilities of collaboration among the agencies
· advise the Heads of Delegation on the feasibility of
such scheme and on the practical steps to be undertaken to implement it.
Agency core members:
G. Withbroe NASA HQ Convener
M. Coradini ESA HQ
T. Kosugi ISAS
L. Zelenyi IKI
Other experts, including representatives of the respective scientific
communities or of other Agencies, can be called upon by the above nominated
agency representatives for consultations and advice.
To minimize travel time and expenses the Group, to conduct its discussions,
should take maximum advantage of the participation of their members to
existing scientific or technical meetings (and naturally of e-communication).
Duration: 1 year
Schedule : the Group should issue a report by end of August 2001 at the latest. The convener (or a designated representative) may be asked to personally present the Group’s conclusions at the IACG September 2001 meeting.
31 October 2000
Task: To survey missions in future planning and to identify the
potential for coordination and collaborations among the member agencies.
Large facilities in this domain are identified in the future planning,
in particular: TPF and Darwin, or envisaged as a long term goal by the
member agencies.
The group should:
· review the member agencies future plans in this area
· identify the potential and desirability for coordination of
the planning among member agencies
· identify desirable and possible scientific and technological
collaborations among the partners.
· advise the Heads of Delegation on the feasibility of
such scheme and on the practical steps to be undertaken to implement it.
Agency core members:
S. Volonté ESA HQ Convener
C. Beichman NASA/JPL
T. Matsumoto ISAS
A. Boyarchuk RASA
Other experts, including representatives of the respective scientific
communities or of other Agencies, can be called upon by the above nominated
agency representatives for consultations and advice.
To minimize travel time and expenses the Group, to conduct its discussions,
should take maximum advantage of the participation of their members to
existing scientific or technical meetings (and naturally of e-communication).
Duration: 1 year.
Schedule: the Group should issue a report by end of August 2001
at the latest. The convener (or a designated representative) may be asked
to personally present the Group’s conclusions at the IACG September 2001
meeting.
31 October 2000
Task: To survey missions in future planning and to identify
the potential for coordination and collaborations among the member agencies.
Large facilities in this domain are identified in the future planning,
in particular: XEUS and Constellation-X, or envisaged as a long term goal
by the member agencies.
The group should:
· review the member agencies future plans in this area
· identify the potential and desirability for coordination of
the planning among member agencies
· identify desirable and possible scientific and technological
collaborations among the partners.
· advise the Heads of Delegation on the feasibility of
such scheme and on the practical steps to be undertaken to implement it.
Agency core members:
N. White NASA/GSFC Convener
H. Inoue ISAS
A. Parmar ESA/ESTEC/SSD-SA`
S. Svertilov RASA
Other experts, including representatives of the respective scientific
communities or of other Agencies, can be called upon by the above nominated
agency representatives for consultations and advice.
To minimize travel time and expenses the Group, to conduct its discussions,
should take maximum advantage of the participation of their members to
existing scientific or technical meetings (and naturally of e-communication).
Duration: 1 year
Schedule: the Group should, issue a report by end of August 2001 at the latest. The convener (or a designated representative) may be asked to personally present the Group’s conclusions at the IACG September 2001 meeting.
31 October 2000