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Swift Education Committee Meeting Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA August 3, 2001

Mission Status: 

Mission Status

Mission Status Overview: 

Mission Status Overview • Last Critical Design Review held 12-13 July 2001 • Appraisal very positive • “Now is the time to actually build the telescopes, put them on the spacecraft, and launch!” • Biggest challenge: getting everything built on time

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Mission Status Overview • Swift Science Team Meeting at the University of Leicester held last week • UVOT and XRT had pictures of real flight hardware to show • BAT is being built from scratch - ~ 29000 of the total 40,000 CZT detectors received - detector order completed by mid-October 2001 - produce Engineering Test Unit detector blocks Fall 2001 - deliver a total of 16 flight blocks by May 2002

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Mission Status Overview • XRT and UVOT will be delivered for integration into the instrument module in Spring 2002 • BAT will deliver mid-summer 2002

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Mission Status Overview • From August 2002 - launch, the various pieces of the mission will be put together and environmental tests performed - integrate the BAT, XRT, and UVOT into the instrument module - Swift spacecraft will be shipped to GSFC from Spectrum Astro's Arizona facility - instrument module inserted into the spacecraft - perform integration and environmental testing at GSFC

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Mission Status Overview • Scientists are now transitioning from "how shall we build Swift?" to "how shall we USE Swift?" • Work has begun on data analysis software • Detailed discussions being held about how we will actually operate the instrument, how we will archive and release the data, and what we will do in the performance/verification phase of the mission right after launch.

Current Launch Date: 

Current Launch Date September 30, 2003

Status of EPO Program: 

Status of EPO Program

Program Components: 

Program Components Classroom materials Teacher workshops Web site GEMS guide ARP support What’s in the News? Segments Evaluation Miscellaneous Stuff

Status of EPO Projects: 

• Classroom Materials - First materials are done; focus on “Waves and Wave Motion” - Initial Evaluations completed - Serve as focus of workshops Fall 01-Spring 02 - Material manufacturer includes us in marketing packet - Submitted for blessing to OSS materials review Status of EPO Projects

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• Teacher Training 2000-2001 Workshops done at NCTM, NSTA, CMC, CSTA, Gamma 2001, HEAD, CAPI Hayward Initial Evaluation results Status of EPO Projects In Your Classroom

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Educator Workshops Apr NSTA Orlando 15, 25 12,000 Apr NCTM Chicago 25 13,000 July NBSP Rohnert Park, CA 16, 12 - July ARP State College, PA 25 - Oct CSTA Sacramento, CA 30, 14 3,000 Nov HEAD Honolulu, HI 30 - Dec CMC - North Asilomar, CA 65, 117 3,000 Mar NSTA St.Louis. MO 30, 30 11,300 Apr NCTM Orlando, FL 80, 50 13,000 Apr GAMMA 2001 Baltimore, MD 25 - Jun CAPI Hayward, CA 200 - Jun NASA/MSS Charleston, SC 30 - When Who Where Attendees Mtg Size

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GEMS Guide Working title: The Invisible Universe Authors: Stephen Pompea and Alan Gould First draft completed; on schedule for publication Spring 03 Field testing in northern CA competed National field testing begins Fall 01 Status of EPO Projects

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Status of EPO Projects • Web Site - NASA Quest Chats held monthly (alternating with GLAST) 9/00-6/01 - New web site put online April 01 - EPO section contains new classroom materials - Cosmic Lottery activity online Fall 01 - Statistics being collected starting May 01

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EPO program is on track and moving forward (cont) Appalachian Region Project GRB materials included on a day in Summer 00 Swift plays a larger role in Summer 01 On track to have 1-week workshop by 03 What’s in the News? Programs First programs have aired: January and April 01 New Season begins in August 01 Status of EPO Projects

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Surveys created, administered, and analyzed by WestEd Workshops on Black Holes NSTA, NCTM Spring 01 Workshops on Waves and Wave Motions Gamma 2001 Classroom Observations of use of Materials Who’s Got the Power? Cards 9th graders in Santa Rosa, CA Evaluation

Near-Term Plans: 

Joint exhibit with GLAST Southern Regional NSTA Memphis, TN, 6-8 December 2001 California Science Teachers Association Palm Springs, CA 24-26 October 2001 Online Evaluation Survey developed by WestEd Will allow educators who access materials online to submit feedback Online August 01 Near-Term Plans

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Scheduled Workshops CSTA Palm Springs, CA; Oct 01 CMC Asilomar, CA; Dec 01 NSTA San Diego, CA; Mar 02 NCTM Las Vegas, NV; Apr 02 NSTA Western Regional Portland, OR; Nov 02 Near-Term Plans

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New Classroom Materials Ready in late-Spring 2002 Focus on “Forces and Motion” Will serve as seed of workshops for Fall 02-Spring 03 Near-Term Plans

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• 2003 materials focus on “interaction of matter and energy” • Later materials based on post-launch data, results Future Materials

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• Space Mystery - Will join 3 existing modules funded by NASA LEARNERS - Work begins October 2002 - Beta test version Fall 03 - Final version online Spring 04 - Project completed by 2 modules funded by GLAST 04 - 06 Near-Term Plans http://mystery.sonoma.edu

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All parts of the EPO program are underway Materials are on the street Evaluations are being done Initial results are positive Long-term EPO plan is in place Focus of materials is set Collaboration with GLAST Participation with SEU Forum, other missions is strong Communication within EPO team is established Summary