Program News and Announcements

8 July 2024

NASA Sounding Rocket Working Group Meeting to be Held July 9 — Agenda and Information Regarding Virtual Attendance

NASA’s Sounding Rocket Working Group (SRWG) is an informal advisory committee that meets twice a year, providing input to the Sounding Rocket Program Office at Wallops since the late 1980s. It is composed of 12 members who are active users — representing researchers and PIs at universities and research labs across the country in the disciplines of Astrophysics, Solar, and Geospace.

The spring/summer meeting will take place on Tuesday 9 July 2024 at the Goddard Space Flight Center starting at 9a Eastern (6a Pacific). The agenda may be found below.

The meeting will be conducted both In-person and Virtually.

Physical attendance: NASA GSFC Bldg. 21, Room 183A/B
Virtual attendance via Microsoft Teams:
- Meeting link (Meeting ID: 255 561 921 053 ; Passcode: hxDTgq)
Dial in by phone:
- +1 256-715-9946,,24080061# United States, Huntsville
- Find a local number
- Phone conference ID: 240 800 61#

Rob Pfaff
NASA Project Scientist, Sounding Rockets
F. Scott Porter
NASA Deputy Project Scientist, Sounding Rockets

Detailed Agenda (All Times Eastern)

Time	Topic	Speaker
9:00am	Review of Agenda and Welcome of New Members	Pfaff
9:05am	Welcome from the Goddard Space Flight Center	TBD
9:10am	NASA HQ Program and Heliophysics Update	Moses
9:40am	NASA HQ Astrophysics Update	Hams
9:50am	Sounding Rocket Program Office Update Current Manifest and Challenges	Rosanova
10:20am	NSROC Program Update	Weaver
10:30am	COFFEE BREAK
10:45am	Response to January 2024 SRWG Findings	SRPO
11:15am	Peru Campaign Update	Bissett
11:30am	Poker Flat Research Range Update from Univ. of Alaska	McCoy
11:45am	Report: Solar Flare Campaign	Glesener
12:00 noon	Report: Solar Eclipse Rockets — APEP	Barjatya
12:15pm	LUNCH
1:00pm	Update on Ranges	SRPO
1:30pm	Rocket Motors and Vehicles	Brodell
2:00pm	SRPO Technology and Engineering Update	Yacobucci
3:30pm	BREAK
4:00pm	Executive Session (incl. recommendations)	SRWG
5:30pm	ADJOURN

If you need assistance regarding logistics for the SRWG meeting, contact Steve Martin at steven.c.martin@nasa.gov or 301-286-6517.