Short Course Presentations
Karen Meech University of Hawaii	ISO, LPC, and NEO Science (.pdf)
Carol Raymond JPL	Importance of ISOs, LPCs, and NEOs to NASA and the Decadal Survey (slides not available)
Kimee Moore and Benji Donitz JPL	The Importance and Challenges of Rapid Response (.pdf)
Geraint Jones University College London	Rapid Response Today - Comet Interceptor (.pdf)

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Program:

Lecture 1 – "ISO, LPC, and NEO Science" – Karen Meech

Goal: To provide the science foundation for why we want to visit these key targets.

• A brief history of the science and exploration of these targets
• Key questions we would like to address at these various targets
• What can we learn from the ground vs what can we learn from dedicated spacecraft
• What types of instruments would we like to fly
• Key differentiators between target types (e.g. active, inert) and how specific parameters of a target might drive changes to the questions we’d like to address

Lecture 2 – "Importance of ISOs, LPCs, and NEOs to NASA and the Decadal Survey" – Carol Raymond

Goal: To establish context of the timeliness of this workshop and NASA priorities.

• Key science questions prioritized by the DS regarding small bodies
• Synergy between science-driven rapid response architectures and planetary defense rapid response architecture
• NASA mission classes and where a rapid response mission might fit programmatically

Lecture 3 – "The Importance and Challenges of Rapid Response" – Kimee Moore and Benji Donitz

Goal: To explain why we need to change our current method of formulation and implementation to accommodate rapid response.

• General timelines of detection-to-response
• The durations of time it “usually” takes NASA to formulate and implement a mission concept
• Key findings and identified challenges from rapid response studies
• What can rapid response enable? Can we send a mission to an ISO, LPC, or NEO without rapid response?

Lecture 4 – "Rapid Response Today - Comet Interceptor" – Geraint Jones

Goal: To inform the community on how rapid response is being implemented today in Comet Interceptor.

• What lead to Europe funding Comet Interceptor and what lessons can we take away from that process?
• What architecture decisions led to CI today?
• What are the limitations of CI and how might we implement rapid response differently in the future?
• What instruments are on CI and what science objectives will it address?