IGF::OT::IGF OTHER FUNCTIONS:THE EXOPLANET EXPLORATION PROGRAM TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE (EXOTAC) SHA…

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IGF::OT::IGF OTHER FUNCTIONS:THE EXOPLANET EXPLORATION PROGRAM TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE (EXOTAC) SHALL SUPPORT THE ASSESSMENT OF THE TECHNOLOGY ACTIVITIES OF THE EXOPLANET EXPLORATION PROGRAM. THE EXOTAC REPORTS JOINTLY TO THE NASA HEADQUARTERS (HQS) ASTROPHYSICS DIVISION EXOPLANET EXPLORATION PROGRAM (ADEEP) EXECUTIVE AND THE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY EXOPLANET EXPLORATION PROGRAM MANAGER. NASA HEADQUARTERS PLANS ON SELECTING BETWEEN 3 AND 8 NEW TECHNOLOGY PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS (PIS) AT THE END OF FY 2011 FOR A FUNDING PERIOD OF 2 YEARS BEGINNING IN FY 2012. SEVEN PIS WERE SELECTED IN FY 2010 AND ARE COMPLETING THEIR WORK IN FY2012. EACH OF THESE PIS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING A WHITEPAPER DESCRIBING THE PROPOSED SCOPE OF WORK AND THE METRICS OF THEIR PERFORMANCE (TECHNOLOGY MILESTONE) AND THEN A REPORT OF THE WORK ACCOMPLISHED AGAINST EACH APPROVED MILESTONE. THE EXOTAC IS PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING TECHNOLOGY MILESTONE PLANNING DOCUMENTS (WHITEPAPERS) FOR EXOPLANET MISSION CONCEPTS AND WHETHER THE WORK IDENTIFIED IN THE WHITEPAPERS HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED OR NOT (REPORT OF THE WORK ACCOMPLISHED).