Senior Review 2010 of the Mission Operations and Data Analysis Program For the Heliophysics Operating Missions July 5th, 2010 Submitted to: Richard R. Fisher, Director Heliophysics Division Science Mission Directorate Submitted by: Charles Swenson (Chair), Douglas Biesecker, J. Bernard Blake, Michael Henderson, Robert Hoffman, Judy Karpen, Ian Mann, Scott McIntosh, Allan J. Tylka, and Daniel Winterhalter Contents 1 Overview................................................................................................................................................ 7 1.1 Introduction..................................................................................................................................... 7 1.2 Missions Considered ...................................................................................................................... 7 1.3 Instructions to Senior Review Panel............................................................................................... 8 1.4 Methodology of the Senior Review Panel....................................................................................... 8 2 Senior Review Panel Findings............................................................................................................... 9 2.1 Overview of Findings ...................................................................................................................... 9 2.2 Implications for Heliophysics System Science ............................................................................... 9 2.3 Mission Grades............................................................................................................................. 10 2.4 Major Findings .............................................................................................................................. 11 2.4.1 Budget Reduction Findings ................................................................................................... 11 2.4.2 Other Findings ....................................................................................................................... 13 3 Evaluations of Missions ....................................................................................................................... 14 3.1 ACE .............................................................................................................................................. 14 3.1.1 EXTENDED MISSION SUMMARY........................................................................................ 14 3.1.2 EXTENDED MISSION SCIENCE EVALUATION .................................................................. 15 3.1.3 EXTENDED MISSION RELEVANCE TO THE “Heliophysics System Observatory” and “Road Map” 15 3.1.4 EXTENDED MISSION COST REVIEW:................................................................................ 16 3.1.5 SPACECRAFT / INSTRUMENT HEALTH AND STATUS..................................................... 16 3.1.6 DATA OPERATIONS ............................................................................................................ 16 3.1.7 E/PO EVALUATION .............................................................................................................. 16 3.1.8 OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING ............................................................................ 17 3.1.9 OVERALL RATING ............................................................................................................... 17 3.2 AIM ............................................................................................................................................... 18 3.2.1 EXTENDED MISSION SUMMARY........................................................................................ 18 3.2.2 EXTENDED MISSION SCIENCE EVALUATION .................................................................. 18 3.2.3 EXTENDED MISSION RELEVANCY TO THE “Heliophysics System Observatory” and “Road Map” 19 3.2.4 EXTENDED MISSION COST REVIEW:................................................................................ 19 3.2.5 SPACECRAFT / INSTRUMENT HEALTH AND STATUS..................................................... 19 3.2.6 DATA OPERATIONS ............................................................................................................ 19 3.2.7 E/PO EVALUTION................................................................................................................. 19 3.2.8 OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING ............................................................................ 19 3.2.9 OVERALL RATING ............................................................................................................... 20 3.3 ARTEMIS...................................................................................................................................... 21 3.3.1 EXTENDED MISSION SUMMARY........................................................................................ 21 3.3.2 EXTENDED MISSION SCIENCE EVALUATION .................................................................. 21 3.3.3 EXTENDED MISSION RELEVANCY TO THE “Heliophysics System Observatory” and “Road Map” 22 3.3.4 EXTENDED MISSION COST REVIEW:................................................................................ 22 3.3.5 SPACECRAFT / INSTRUMENT HEALTH AND STATUS..................................................... 23 3.3.6 DATA OPERATIONS ............................................................................................................ 23 3.3.7 E/PO EVALUTION................................................................................................................. 23 3.3.8 OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING ............................................................................ 23 3.3.9 OVERALL RATING ............................................................................................................... 24 3.4 CINDI............................................................................................................................................ 25 3.4.1 EXTENDED MISSION SUMMARY........................................................................................ 25 3.4.2 EXTENDED MISSION SCIENCE EVALUATION .................................................................. 25 3.4.3 EXTENDED MISSION RELEVANCE TO THE “Heliophysics System Observatory” and “Road Map” 26 3.4.4 EXTENDED MISSION COST REVIEW................................................................................. 26 3.4.5 SPACECRAFT / INSTRUMENT HEALTH AND STATUS..................................................... 26 3.4.6 DATA OPERATIONS ............................................................................................................ 26 3.4.7 E/PO EVALUTION................................................................................................................. 27 3.4.8 OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING ............................................................................ 27 3.4.9 OVERALL RATING ............................................................................................................... 27 3.5 CLUSTER..................................................................................................................................... 29 3.5.1 EXTENDED MISSION SUMMARY........................................................................................ 29 3.5.2 EXTENDED MISSION SCIENCE EVALUATION .................................................................. 30 3.5.3 EXTENDED MISSION RELEVANCY TO THE “Heliophysics System Observatory” and “Road Map” 31 3.5.4 EXTENDED MISSION COST REVIEW................................................................................. 31 3.5.5 SPACECRAFT / INSTRUMENT HEALTH AND STATUS..................................................... 31 3.5.6 DATA OPERATIONS ............................................................................................................ 32 3.5.7 E/PO EVALUATION .............................................................................................................. 33 3.5.8 OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING ............................................................................ 33 3.5.9 OVERALL RATING ............................................................................................................... 33 3.5.10 PROGRAMMATIC FACTORS............................................................................................. 34 3.1 HINODE........................................................................................................................................ 35 3.1.1 EXTENDED MISSION SUMMARY........................................................................................ 35 3.1.2 EXTENDED MISSION SCIENCE EVALUATION .................................................................. 35 3.1.3 EXTENDED MISSION RELEVANCE TO THE “Heliophysics System Observatory” and “Road Map” 36 3.1.4 EXTENDED MISSION COST REVIEW................................................................................. 37 3.1.5 SPACECRAFT / INSTRUMENT HEALTH AND STATUS..................................................... 37 3.1.6 DATA OPERATIONS ............................................................................................................ 38 3.1.7 E/PO EVALUATION .............................................................................................................. 38 3.1.8 OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING ...........................................................................