PI Launchpad Workshop Content
About the PI Launchpad
Are you interested in developing your first flight mission proposal but have no idea where to start? NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD), the Heising-Simons Foundation, and the University of Arizona have teamed up to make this process more transparent and accessible.
In the Fall of 2019, the University of Arizona hosted the first PI Launchpad. This workshop occurred over 3 days, covering a range of topics relevant to mission development. Attendance was limited due to budget constraints and many more people applied or expressed interest than we were able to accomodate. As a public service, we are posting all of the content developed for the PI Launchpad here. In addition to the workbook used by participants throughout the workshop, below we post videos and pdfs for all panels and presentations.
Any information contained in this or any linked pages is meant for general use and not for profit. If you use any slides or content from the linked videos and pdfs, you must provide credit to the original author/presenter. If you are unsure of whom to credit, please contact Erika Hamden.
We are in the process of adding closed captions to the videos and will upload new videos as soon as they are available.
Organizers
The PI Launchpad was organized through the work of:
- Prof. Erika Hamden (University of Arizona)
- Dr. Nicole Cabrera Salazar (Movement Consulting)
- Ellen Gertsen (NASA SMD)
- Dr. Michael New (NASA SMD)
The PI Launchpad was generously funded by a grant from the Heising-Simons Foundation and through support from NASA. The speakers and panelists whose presentations are captured here graciously provided their time and expertise to this workshop and made it a success.
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