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Editor's note: According to NASA sources, Mike Griffin killed the roadmapping activity today (Wednesday). Excellent move. These activities, as interesting as they were to listen to, simply went in circles and would have only provided output well after many procurement and architecture decisions (CEV for example) had already been made.
Alas, this effort is being terminated before it had been completed - and a product produced. The output of this process was supposed to be reviewed by the National Academy of Sciences. No word yet as to what NASA will forward to the NAS for review - or what they (and the Aldridge Commission) thinks about this truncated Roadmapping process.
APIO: Strategic Roadmaps - Overview
NASA Administrator Mike Griffin Hits the Ground Running, SpaceRef
"Griffin replied: "I don't think that the roadmap activities are on a pace that is consistent with the decision making that we have to do. I will probably be establishing focused, small teams, representing a breadth of experience throughout NASA - throughout the centers - and targeted other institutions as necessary in order to be helping with some of these larger scale architectural issues."
Editor's note: Of course, there are still half a dozen previously-announced Roadmap meetings (list below) planned for the next several weeks. No word yet as to whether they will still happen - or if they will be cancelled.
- NASA Universe Exploration Strategic Roadmap Committee Meeting
- NASA Solar System Exploration Strategic Roadmap Committee Meeting
- NASA Earth Science and Applications from Space Strategic Roadmap Committee Meeting
- NASA Sun-Solar System Connection Strategic Roadmap Committee Meeting
- NASA Search for Earth-Like Planets Strategic Roadmap Committee Meeting
- NASA Aeronautical Technologies Strategic Roadmap Committee Meeting
| Key Milestones* | Target Date |
| SPC approval of planning | August 2004 |
| FACA charters in place | December |
| Complete committe formation | December 2004/January 2005 |
| Initial committee meetings; integration begins | January/February |
| Mid-Term status reviews | March |
| Drafts (charts + notes) for internal review | April 15 |
| Roadmaps submitted for NRC review | June 1 |
| First synthesis workshop | Mid July |
| Second synthesis workshop | Early August |
| NAC review workshop/summer study | Late August |
| Integrated Strategic Architecture complete | October 1 |
| NRC reviews complete | October |
| *Committees developing the Space Shuttle, Education, Lunar Expeditions, Exploration Transportation, and Nuclear Systems Roadmaps are meeting on a later schedule. |
