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Date: Mon, 5 May 2003 13:57:14 -0700 (PDT)
From: Dayton Jones <dj@sgra.jpl.nasa.gov>
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Subject: Abstract for SIRA workshop
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SIRA Mission Overview and History

Dayton Jones (JPL, Caltech)  

I will present a short summary of the ideas that have 
led to the current SIRA mission concept.  The various
tradeoffs involved along the way will be described, and 
those that still need to be considered (or re-considered)
will be pointed out.  The SIRA mission represents the 
next logical step in the evolution of low frequency 
radio imaging concepts.  It is designed to answer some  
of the most fundamental questions in NASA's Sun-Earth 
Connection program.

Part of this work was carried out at the Jet Propulsion 
Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under 
contract with the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration.