GG in the M4 competition

"Galileo Galilei" GG Documents Home	GG in the competition for the next medium size mission of ESA M4 On 4 June 2015 ESA informed that GG had not been selected for study and received the following material: A technical evaluation of GG produced by ESA; An evaluation of GG by the Science Assessment Review Panel (SARP) and the SARP composition; A summary on GG by the Senior Science Committee for M4 (SSC-M4); The recommendation by SSC-M4 of the 3 missions to be studied Read the file: "On the evaluation of GG by the Science Assessment Review Panel (SARP)", by A.M. Nobili (on behalf of the GG team) The M4 Call and the evaluation process of GG are reported below: In August 2014 ESA issued a Call for the medium size mission M4. Read the Call. Link to ESA webpage on M4 atthe time of Call: http://sci.esa.int/2014_M4_Call (not up to date) On 13 February ESA informed leaders of mission proposals on the evaluation procedure and composition of the scientific evaluation panels SARP and SSC-M4. Read ESA file on evaluation procedure and advisory panels (highlighted are panel members coming from ESA PSWG (Physical Sciences Working Group) with specific expertise for Fundamental Physics in space) On 3 March ESA informed that GG had passed the techinal and programmatic assessment performed by the Exceutive and was shortlisted to proceed in the selection process On 20 March ESA informed that by April 10 proposal leaders would receive a set of written questions to be answered by April 15 and that on April 20-21 all proposal leaders were invited for an interview in front of the Science Assessment Review Panel (SARP). It was addedd that members of the Senior Science Committee for M4 Misisons (SSC-M4) would be invited to attend and take active part in the interview. The list of mission proposals shortlisted for an interview is here. On 10 April the set of questions on GG posed by SARP was received (Questions to the ``Galileo Galilei'' Team) and on 15 April a Questions&Answers file was submitted along with an Appendix on the GG simulator. Read Questions and Answers file and Appendix on Simulator. On 21 April the GG Interview took place. A 30 minutes slide presentation was planned (10 minutes introduction on the proposed mission and 20 minutes on the questions and answers) to be followed by 30 minutes questions from SARP and SSC-M4 members. See the GG Interview presentation slides. On 21 April, following the Interview, three files were handed over to SARP Secretary L. Colangeli related to thequestions posed by SARP member Professor Robin Tucker as suggested during the discussion (links to File F1, File F2, File F3) On 23 April a 3-page a Note "On the questions posed by Professor Robin Tucker during the GG interview" was mailed to SARP Secretary L. Colangeli (see above for links to files F1, F2, F3 mentioned in the Note) anna nobili Last edited: June 2015

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GG in the competition for the next medium size mission of ESA M4

On 4 June 2015 ESA informed that GG had not been selected for study and received the following material: A technical evaluation of GG produced by ESA; An evaluation of GG by the Science Assessment Review Panel (SARP) and the SARP composition; A summary on GG by the Senior Science Committee for M4 (SSC-M4); The recommendation by SSC-M4 of the 3 missions to be studied

Read the file: "On the evaluation of GG by the Science Assessment Review Panel (SARP)", by A.M. Nobili (on behalf of the GG team)

The M4 Call and the evaluation process of GG are reported below:

In August 2014 ESA issued a Call for the medium size mission M4. Read the Call. Link to ESA webpage on M4 atthe time of Call: http://sci.esa.int/2014_M4_Call (not up to date)

On 13 February ESA informed leaders of mission proposals on the evaluation procedure and composition of the scientific evaluation panels SARP and SSC-M4. Read ESA file on evaluation procedure and advisory panels (highlighted are panel members coming from ESA PSWG (Physical Sciences Working Group) with specific expertise for Fundamental Physics in space)

On 3 March ESA informed that GG had passed the techinal and programmatic assessment performed by the Exceutive and was shortlisted to proceed in the selection process

On 20 March ESA informed that by April 10 proposal leaders would receive a set of written questions to be answered by April 15 and that on April 20-21 all proposal leaders were invited for an interview in front of the Science Assessment Review Panel (SARP). It was addedd that members of the Senior Science Committee for M4 Misisons (SSC-M4) would be invited to attend and take active part in the interview. The list of mission proposals shortlisted for an interview is here.

On 10 April the set of questions on GG posed by SARP was received (Questions to the ``Galileo Galilei'' Team) and on 15 April a Questions&Answers file was submitted along with an Appendix on the GG simulator. Read Questions and Answers file and Appendix on Simulator.

On 21 April the GG Interview took place. A 30 minutes slide presentation was planned (10 minutes introduction on the proposed mission and 20 minutes on the questions and answers) to be followed by 30 minutes questions from SARP and SSC-M4 members. See the GG Interview presentation slides.

On 21 April, following the Interview, three files were handed over to SARP Secretary L. Colangeli related to thequestions posed by SARP member Professor Robin Tucker as suggested during the discussion (links to File F1, File F2, File F3)

On 23 April a 3-page a Note "On the questions posed by Professor Robin Tucker during the GG interview" was mailed to SARP Secretary L. Colangeli (see above for links to files F1, F2, F3 mentioned in the Note)

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Last edited: June 2015