Paper 13093-117
Paper 13093-117
ULTRASAT: NASA's role in mission development and science
17 June 2024 • 17:30 - 19:00 Japan Standard Time | Room G5, North - 1F
Abstract
ULTRASAT is a near-ultraviolet imaging satellite with a wide field of view (200 square degrees) and an anticipate launch in late 2027. It is an international partnership led by Israel (Israel Space Agency & Weizmann Institute of Science) in partnership with the United States (NASA) and Germany (DESY). ULTRASAT will provide high cadence observations and rapid target-of-opportunity response, providing a powerful capability for time-domain and multimessenger astrophysics (TDAMM), and will have scientific applications from solar system studies to cosmology.
This presentation will explore the ULTRASAT science drivers and capabilities; NASA's roles in the ULTRASAT project (including the launch, an archive, and broad science involvement); and how ULTRASAT fits with NASA scientific priorities.
Presenter
NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr. (United States)
James Rhoads is an astrophysicist with interests in galaxy evolution, the high redshift universe, and gamma ray bursts, among other topics. He has worked on numerous observational studies, as well as theory and instrument development projects. He has worked at observatories and as a university professor before moving to NASA.
At NASA, he has worked on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope; on development of the REX mission concept; and on ULTRASAT, where he serves as the ULTRASAT NASA Project Scientist.