Telecon Notes June 20, 2018

Attendance: Shaul, Al, Jamie, Bill J.

Notes by: Shaul

• Review of TeamX slides
  • Instrument:
    • summary
    • systems
    • cost
    • optics
    • Mechanical/Configuration
    • Focal Planes and Detectors
    • Thermal
  • Mission:
    • summary
    • systems
    • instruments
    • cost
    • mission design
    • ACS
    • Power
    • Configuration
    • Mechanical
    • Propulsion
    • Thermal
    • CDS (computer and data system?)
    • SVIT (System Verification Integration and Testing?)
    • Telecom
    • Ground Systems
• Report writing
  • schedule
    • First draft by Sept. 1 (first round of text + key figures)
    • October 1: 2nd draft
    • October 30: 3rd semi-final draft
    • Nov. 1: submit to external review
    • Nov. 21: receive external review comments
    • Nov. 21- Dec 15: implement external review changes
    • Dec. 15-31: final review
    • Dec. 31, 2018 - Submit
  • platform: GitHub
  • assignments + review of status

• TeamX Slides:
  • Shaul suggests that subset of EC will review the TeamX slides. The goal is to fix and flag issue that may jump out for SOMA.
  • Are TeamX slides going to the decadal panel? Shaul thinks not, but the decadal can request them.
  • Jamie, Al suggest to add 'heritage' slides to the TeamX slides to increase SOMA's confidence
  • Bill will review the SVIT slides; Al, Jamie, Shaul will review the entire set
  • We will review comments by next week
• Report:
  • Two different audiences: the cost estimators and the decadal panel. Balance is difficult.
  • Shaul suggested using additional narrative together TeamX slides to add material for SOMA.
  • Galactic science 5 pages is too long; Al, Jamie suggest to reduce to 3, and augment the 'mission' page allocation.