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1 James Webb Space Telescope Cycle 1 Call for Proposals and Update on WFIRST Stefanie Milam JWST Deputy Project Scientist for Planetary Science

2 James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Organization Mission Lead: Goddard Space Flight Center International collaboration with ESA & CSA Prime Contractor: Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems Instruments ( micron): Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) Univ. of Arizona Near Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) ESA Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) JPL/ESA Fine Guidance Sensor (FGS) CSA Operations: Space Telescope Science Institute Description Deployable infrared telescope with 6.5 meter diameter segmented adjustable primary mirror JWST Science Themes Cryogenic temperature telescope and instruments for infrared performance Launch on an ESA-supplied Ariane 5 rocket to Sun-Earth L2 5-year science mission (10-year goal) End of the dark ages: First light and reionization The assembly of galaxies Birth of stars and proto-planetary systems Planetary systems and the origin of life

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5 JWST GTO/ERS Program 2 Interdisciplinary Scientist with Solar System interests: H. Hammel and J. Lunine as well as NIRCam, NIRSpec and MIRI teams (partial) Hammel is dedicating 100% of her time to Solar System community Asteroids, NEOs, Comets, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn (rings and small sats), Uranus, Neptune, Titan, KBOs, and Europa/Enceladus Lunine will contribute to Titan and KBO observations NIRCam, NIRSpec, and MIRI KBOs/TNOs ERS program for Jupiter System (PIs: de Pater/Fouchet) Details on GTO programs here:

6 Cycle 1 Call for Proposals General Observer (GO) Cycle 1 Call Released: November 30, 2017 GTO/ERS targets and APT files released: December 2017 GO Proposal Deadline: April 6, 2018 JWST launch: Mar-June 2019 Full Science Operations: Sept-Dec Step Proposals GO Funding for US investigators

7 Cycle 1 GO Proposal Call JSTUC: Additional Supplemental Call for Proposals due around the time of launch. Cycle 1 call supports Calibration Proposals, Long-Term Proposals, Treasury Proposals, and Survey Proposals. We also invite proposals for Theory Programs, Data Science Software development, and Archival Programs to support analysis of calibration and the Director s Discretionary Early Release Science (DD-ERS) data.

8 How to Learn More: JWST Documentation page: JWST Events: PASP articles (Volume 128,Number 959, 2016 January): JWST Help desk for Solar System Observing (need to be logged into MyST): 33b55dd5ce Contacts: Stefanie Milam John Stansberry

9 Solar System Science with WFIRST WHAT IS THE SCIENCE QUESTION? Science use-cases were needed to determine the mission capabilities and operations required (e.g. moving target tracking) for WFIRST to support Solar System science in addition to its astrophysics goals. WHAT ARE THE FINDINGS? Observations of asteroids, the giant planets and their satellites, Kuiper Belt Objects, and comets will be possible with WFIRST. WFIRST s 0.28 deg 2 field of view makes it uniquely well-suited for both surveys of minor planetary bodies and time domain studies of variable surfaces and atmospheres. There are significant synergies with other observatories and current/future planetary missions. WHAT IS THE IMPACT? WFIRST should consider Solar System science in its mission design and planning. The science return and inter-disciplinary community support will greatly benefit WFIRST s mission. Comparison of ice-rich and ice-poor regions on the surface of Europa. The differences between these regions are easily detectable using the IFC on WFIRST (~10 pixels across the whole disk). From McCord et al. (1999). The Solar System Working Group presents a community-led assessment of the capabilities of WFIRST for Solar System science in a new white paper: B.J. Holler (STScI), S.N. Milam (NASA/GSFC), J.M. Bauer (Umd), and the SSWG, on arxiv: WHY DOES IT MATTER TO NON-SCIENTISTS? Even non-scientists are excited about the new Solar System discoveries and mysteries that NASA s observatories and missions reveal every day. Milam, 9

10 Solar System Updates for WFIRST White Paper submitted for publication December arxiv: WFIRST has removed Moving Target Tracking as a requirement in response to WIETR recommendations to cut costs/science scope. IFC is still in the baseline as long as no cost to NASA is maintained. Negotiations are underway. Milam, 10

11 Planetary Science with Committee Members: Stefanie Milam (Co-Chair) James (Gerbs) Bauer (Co-Chair) Cristina Thomas Gordon Bjoraker Leigh Fletcher Carrie Nugent Walt Harris Andy Rivkin Christine Hartzell Scott Wolk Paul Hartog Sean Carey Doris Daou (NASA HQ) Astrophysical Assets Kick-off meeting: Jan. 25th Goal: to compile a uniform set of basic capabilities and needs to maximize the yield of Solar System science with future Astrophysics missions while allowing those missions to achieve their Astrophysics priorities.

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