If I add Phase F activities (science enhancements) during the prime mission, will that trigger a science review?
A16: As long as you do not impact your ability to meet the science objectives that you proposed in the manner that you proposed, this would not necessarily trigger a scince review. If you sacrifice resources for the Phase F activities that had been originally intended to meet the proposed science objectives, then a science review might be justified. Q17: (April 15, 2004) We are concerned about ambiguities in the area of data downlink. We have heard of potentially restrictive policies concerning S-band licensing. Apparently one mission misunderstood the bandwidth restrictions and could not receive the allocation that they assumed they could. Should we propose to “what should be available”, or “what is available”? A17: All concept study reports will be reviewed against the appropriate requirements and best practices. The evaluation team will include expert reviewers in the field of space telecommunications. The SMEX library (document 29) contains references to relevant documentation as w
