November 2007 Top Stories
»» NASA New Horizons: The PI's Perspective The Guest Perspective: Data for the Next Generations
[Thursday, November 8, 2007] New Horizons is about to enter hibernation for its long trip to Pluto. It will be deep in slumber, but not forgotten.
»» NASA SMD ROSES-07 Amendment 29: Deferral of proposals for New Horizons at Jupiter Data Analysis
[Tuesday, November 20, 2007] The New Horizons at Jupiter Data Analysis program (NH-JDAP) will not be competed in 2007. A broader Jupiter Data Analysis Program (JDAP) will be competed in ROSES 2008.
»» The PI's Perspective Autumn 2007: Onward to the Kuiper Belt
[Tuesday, November 20, 2007] New Horizons has now covered 85% of the distance from the Sun to Saturn's orbit, which it will pass in mid-2008. Of course, Saturn will be nowhere near New Horizons when we pass that milestone.
»» Grading NASA's Solar System Exploration Program: A Midterm Review, Committee on Assessing the Solar System Exploration Program, NRC
[Thursday, November 29, 2007] For each individual recommendation in these two reports the committee assessed NASA's progress and assigned an academic-style grade, explained the rationale for the grade and trend, and offered recommendations for improvement.
