Agenda

After providing introductory information, the workshop will progress through five splinter groups focused on different themes relevant to informing SMD's Rideshare Pipeline. Those five splinter groups are defined below:

• Splinter 1: Science that Drives the Pipeline Based on Destination
  • Subgroups: LEO, GEO, Cis-Lunar, and Deep Space
• Splinter 2: Instrument Types and Configurations that Drive the Pipeline Based on Science
  • Subgroups: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics
• Splinter 3: Launch Vehicle Barriers and Issues that Hinder the Pipeline
  • Subgroups: Secondary Payload Programmatics, Launch Provider and Alternative Approaches Programmatics, Documentation & Interfaces, and Secondary Payload Configuration Constraints
• Splinter 4: Small Spacecraft Technology Challenges that Hinder the Pipeline
  • Subgroups: Propulsive ESPA, Multi-Spacecraft Missions, Sub-Systems Development, and Technology Development
• Splinter 5: Programmatic Challenges that Hinder the Pipeline
  • Subgroups: AO/MO Call Approaches, Oversight and Deliverables, Standards and Risk Assessment, and Diversity

These splinter groups will contain overview talks but will also have a significant amount of time devoted to discussion. Summaries from each splinter group will be reviewed with all attendees on the last day of the workshop before being complied into a summary report as the main output of the workshop.