<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande",sans-serif">Hi CEDAR community! <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande",sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande",sans-serif">There's a fantastic new opportunity for those interested to propose a new mission now or in the future: <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande",sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande",sans-serif">NASA,
in partnership with the University of Arizona and the Heising-Simons
Foundation are organizing a workshop in Tucson, AZ for researchers and
engineers who would
like to submit a NASA space mission proposal in the next few years but
don’t know where to start. We are interested in broadening the pool of
potential NASA space mission PI’s. People with marginalized identities
are strongly encouraged to apply. There is
no cost to attend the workshop and travel, meals, and lodging for
non-NASA participants will be covered by the Heising-Simons Foundation.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande",sans-serif">We
will have a link for the application soon, but in the meantime we hope
you can share the announcement below with your community so that they
are aware of the opportunity.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande",sans-serif">Please email questions to
<a href="mailto:hq-smd-piworkshop@nasa.gov" target="_blank">hq-smd-piworkshop@nasa.gov</a>.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande",sans-serif">Please share with others who may be interested.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande",sans-serif">Thank you,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande",sans-serif"> Ellen Gertsen, Erika Hamden, Michael New, Nicole Cabrera Salazar</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande",sans-serif">The PI Launchpad: From Science Idea to NASA Mission</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande",sans-serif">Important Dates:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande",sans-serif">Applications due on NSPIRES: October 4th, 2019</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande",sans-serif">Selections made no later than: October 21st, 2019</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande",sans-serif">Workshop Dates: November 18th-20th, 2019</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande",sans-serif">Workshop Location: University of Arizona Campus, Tucson, AZ</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande",sans-serif">Workshop description:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande",sans-serif">Are
you thinking about developing your first flight mission proposal in the
next few years but have no idea where to start? If you are a researcher
in any NASA Science
Mission Directorate (SMD) discipline who wants to take your career to
the next level but have not yet held a leadership position on mission
proposals or large science teams, this is the workshop for you. Join us
November 18 - 20, 2019 in Tucson, AZ for Launchpad:
an expenses-paid three-day workshop that will teach you the skills to
get your mission idea off the ground.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande",sans-serif">NASA’s
Science Mission Directorate (SMD), in partnership with the University
of Arizona and the Heising-Simons Foundation, will host Launchpad to
guide participants through
turning their science question into a mission concept. Participants
will go step-by-step through the process of developing a science case,
defining requirements, building a team, securing partnerships, and
obtaining support from the home institution. Participants
will also have time for networking and personal reflection as they
mature their mission concepts.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande",sans-serif">We
are interested in broadening the pool of potential NASA space mission
PI’s. People with potentially intersecting marginalized identities are
strongly encouraged to
apply. There is no cost to attend the workshop and travel, meals, and
lodging for non-NASA participants will be covered by the Heising-Simons
Foundation.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande",sans-serif">We
will select between 35-40 participants from the pool of applicants. For
those not selected, we are planning to hold additional Launchpads in
2020 and beyond. Applicants
should be currently at US institutions.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande",sans-serif">More details to come. Please watch <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/pi-launchpad" target="_blank">https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/pi-launchpad</a> for new announcements.
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