Harvard-2017:S3

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Parallel Session S3: relation to space and balloons (Chair: Shaul Hanany) [Jefferson 356]

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• File:Coordination with space.pdf
• File:Coordination with space Friday.pdf

Notes from session

• Shaul starts presentation at 9:40 AM

• decadal review advises both NSF and NASA

• emphasis on NASA invests in space missions

• review of ground/space complementarity

• PIXIE, LITEBIRD, CORE, EPIC forecasts mentioned

• 8 Probe Mission Studies underway, probe mission = $400M to $1B

• the inflation probe study is currently called "PICO"

• PICO has a steering committee, executive commitee, working groups

• discussion point: What is the cohenet probe/S4 story for the decadal? highlight complementarity.

• requesting both S4 and prob in decadal will be challenging

• unique science goals from space -- tau, for example. is this compelling?

• risk of null r result is a challenge for space mission.

• story about WFIRST ...

• discussion about complementarity pros/cons ...

• one option for probe: highlight both strenghts and complementarity

• challenge -- S4 can't credibly say that it needs a satellite to be successful

• LIGO example ...

• Shaul summarizes at 10:25 AM: complementarity argument is reasonable, more discussion with a wider group is reasonable and appropriate.

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