User:IvoShandor/SIM PlanetQuest work page

Launch dates from NASA

 * Sources are budget documents
 * 1997: ?
 * 1998:
 * 1999:
 * 2000:
 * 2001:
 * 2002:
 * 2003:
 * 2004: Dec. 2009 [javascript:openNASAWindow('/pdf/1967main_2004_full_budget.pdf')] (pg. 103)
 * 2005:
 * 2006: -2 yrs from 2005 (pg. 67)
 * 2007: 2015-2016 (pg. 80-81

Other key aspects
To be added:


 * The Earth-trailing heliocentric orbit deserves the amount of discussion it gets. But reading the article I still don't fully understand it. What paramters set the location for the satellite? Why will it trail by 95 million km instead of 100 million km or 50 million km? Also, why is the rate given in AU/year but the final distance in million km? (From peer review)
 * Criticism: Section needed, if reliable cited info can be found criticizing some aspect of the following: a) The SIM project itself b)NASA directly related to the SIM project (which may fall under budget anyway) c)criticism of the project direction/design/development/technology/science from inside of or outside of the project. (From peer review and my thoughts)
 * A section detailing SIM's connection to the follow on missions, TPF, etc. (from peer review)
 * This section should also address the following.
 * I sense the article could use a concluding section. Perhaps tying the work into other missions and research. How does this mission compare with the research which just these past days has gotten attention for finding an possibly Earth-like exoplanet, etc.? Alternately, maybe what it needs is a "Criticisms" section. Surely someone, somewhere, is dis-satisfied with the results of the mission definition process? (from peer review)


 * Details on science projects, such as with Majewski's: see
 * Details on "indefinite delay," see:
 * Update on Engineering milestones, dates and deferrments, see above.
 * Update on Technological milestones, see above source.
 * Decide on separate articles, per WP:SUMMARY, as appropriate.
 * Mission: This article would be specifically focused on the mission timeline after launch. What happens in space, how does it deploy, then the major aspects. There seems to be significant academic publication on the science of the mission, much of it written in highly technical, math-laden language, will sum up as possible, may need expert attention eventually.
 * Development: A separate development article would include the "Beginnings" sub section as well as the "Status after 2006" sub section, but not the others, Launch, budget and new technologies, those three would either remain in the article as is or merit their own pages eventually.
 * New technology: The PDF linked above may help, as well as the several journal publications available.
 * Budget: This would involve the following
 * Calculate total budget allotments.
 * Find total contracts
 * Find SIM PlanetQuest related published criticism of the NASA budget.
 * The archive of the SIM newsletter] may prove useful here as well, for reaction on the ground with the SIM team as delay after delay hits the project.
 * Hardware: The above PDF may help here, but may prove too technical.
 * Software
 * Launch: This section is mostly about the pushed back launch date, any article likely wouldn't be necessary until the actual launch which is god knows when. Could use launch location, more discussion about why the vehicle chosen has been chosen and any possible future developments that may cause a reconsideration of the launch vehicle (i.e. new craft is invented).
 * Info that could be added includes (from peer review):
 * Planned date (covered)
 * Launch vehicles
 * How the sizing of the spacecraft and the intended orbit, limits the selection of the launch vehicle.
 * Shuttle and EELV may be the only options today but: look for citable consideration of using newer launch vehicle not yet avaiable - e.g. SpaceX Dragon, ISRO, GSLV, Ariane.