STATUS/ACCOMPLISHMENTS
SDO was well represented at the Fall 2002 American Geophysical Union (AGU) 
meeting, both the Project and Instrument teams gave presentations which 
described the mission & the great science planned.  The Project also 
participated in HMI Instrument meetings and site visits at Stanford & 
LMSAL.  While attending the AGU, both our HMI & SHARPP Principal 
Investigators informed us that the United Kingdom decided not to contribute 
the CCDs & camera electronics to their investigations.  This is a change 
from their proposals/selection so both teams quickly met to start 
formulating/working a recovery strategy.  They will complete their recovery 
plan/options by 2/17/03 which enables us to work the options with HQ & make 
a decision by April in order to maintain Instrument schedules.  We provided 
information to NASA HQ Codes S & Y in support of the possibility of flying 
the follow-on SORCE Instruments on SDO.  Although it seemed like a good 
match for the Science teams & NASA, Code Y decided not to pursue the 
opportunity.

Note:  per request, more detail will be provided in these weeklys starting 
next week.

Thanks,
Ken

"If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking."
George S. Patton, Jr.
General, U.S. Army

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