Due Today: CCS Virtual Town Halls Surveys 

The CCS Virtual Town Halls wrapped up last week and have been a great success. Unlike HST and JWST, where observations are driven by proposals each cycle, the CCS must be planned and scheduled prior to launch. These town halls provide an opportunity for the science community to weigh in on the process before the surveys are finalized by the definition committees.

All Recordings: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrSOpiiKFz8rQlaxk_US8STw_p4up1Ozy

Slides:

Feedback Forms: These surveys serve as a critical part of our process to insure that all voices in the community are heard. It is the Project's intention the CCS surveys serves a broad range of the community. If you haven't already done so, please take an opportunity to fill out this form. It should take no more than 5-10 minutes. They will be due today: Friday, Sep 13. 


ROSES Call for Input By October 1: Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Research and Support Participation Opportunities

NASA ROSES will have another funding opportunity for Roman related tools and research in 2025. A draft solicitation is currently available and comments on the details and scope of work are being requested by October 1, 2024. The scope of the program is currently written as follows:

Wide Field Science (WFS)

  • Supports investigations that prepare for and/or enhance the science return of
    Roman that can be addressed with its Wide Field Instrument (WFI)
  • Two different scales of project: Regular (two-year term, up to $150K/year) and
    Large (two-year term, ≲$500K/year)
  • Expect to award ≈12 WFS proposals with a roughly 2:1 balance of
    Regular:Large, subject to budgetary limits and sufficient meritorious proposals

Coronagraph Community Participation Program (CPP)

  • Solicits individuals or very small teams to work with the Coronagraph Instrument
    team to plan and execute its technology demonstration observations.
  • Selected proposals will have three-year terms; available funding can support
    ≲$200K/year awards
  • Expect to select two or three CPP proposals, which will join the single team that
    plans and exec


For details on the entire solicitation and how to submit comments, please go to the NASA ROSES website: https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary!init.do?solId=%7B13570A2B-EE5C-553E-B73A-6312B84CFDAA%7D&path=open


The Galactic Plane Survey Definition Committee Held Their Kickoff Meeting

The GPS planning is underway! Check out their first blog post.


STScI Visits Roman @ Goddard

Over 30 STScI Staff took a field trip down the street (BW Parkway) to see the Roman hardware at Goddard. Thank you to the Project Science Office at Goddard for putting on such a great visit. 


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