Interstellar Probe Mission Concept: Finalized Science Goals and Example Payload

Welcome to the 2nd season of the Interstellar Probe Study Webinars! As the Interstellar Probe mission concept study enters its final year, a community with more than 445 scientists and engineers led by the APL team has made extraordinary efforts outlining science goals, questions and requirements for the mission. In this webinar we will present the finalized science goals and discuss specific science questions for which an Interstellar Probe is uniquely posed to answer during its journey into the unknown local galaxy. We will summarize the Science Traceability Matrix and report on the example payloads that have driven the mission designs of the baseline Heliophysics mission and its cross-divisional augmentation.

Speakers:
Elena Provornikova, Lead Scientist for Heliophysics, Interstellar Probe Study, JHU/APL
Pontus Brandt, Project Scientist, Interstellar Probe Study, JHU/APL