NASA ASTROPHYSICS ADVISORY COMMITTEE, July 20-21, 2022, DC/virtual

NASA’s Astrophysics Advisory Committee will meet at NASA HQ in Washington, DC on July 20-21, 2022, but public attendance is allowed virtually only. The meeting is 10:00 am – 5:00 pm ET on July 20 and 9:00 am – 2:00 pm ET on July 21.

The agenda is posted.

More information is in the Federal Register notice, which is reproduced below.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public 
Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration (NASA) announces a meeting of the Astrophysics Advisory 
Committee. This Committee reports to the Director, Astrophysics 
Division, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters. The meeting 
will be held for the purpose of soliciting, from the scientific 
community and other persons, scientific and technical information 
relevant to program planning.

DATES: Wednesday, July 20, 2022, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday, July 21, 
2022, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: Due to current COVID-19 issues affecting NASA Headquarters 
occupancy, public attendance will be virtual only. See dial-in and 
Webex information below under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. KarShelia Kinard, Science Mission 
Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546, (202) 358-2355, 
or karshelia.kinard@nasa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As noted above, this meeting is virtual and 
will take place telephonically and via Webex. Any interested person 
must use a touch-tone phone to participate in this meeting. The Webex 
connectivity information for each day is provided below. For audio, 
when you join the Webex event, you may use your computer or provide 
your phone number to receive a call back, otherwise, call the U.S. toll 
conference number listed for each day.
    On Wednesday, July 20, the event address for attendees is: 
https://nasaenterprise.webex.com/nasaenterprise/j.php?MTID=mc77ac80add65be8709b618f203d38388, 
the meeting number is 
2761 468 1003, and meeting password is APACsummer0720#.
    On Thursday, July 21, the event address for attendees is: 
https://nasaenterprise.webex.com/nasaenterprise/j.php?MTID=m8324392b2010732a13acad48a4615a8b, 
the meeting number is 
2764 645 0187, and meeting password is APACsummer0721#.
    To join by telephone, the numbers are: 1-929-251-9612 or 1-415-527-
5035, for each day.
    The agenda for the meeting includes the following topics:

--Astrophysics Division Update
--Updates on Specific Astrophysics Missions
--Reports from the Program Analysis Groups

    The agenda will be posted on the Astrophysics Advisory Committee 
web page: https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/nac/science-advisory-committees/apac.
    The public may submit and upvote comments/questions ahead of the 
meeting through the website https://nasa.cnf.io/sessions/pdx5/#!/dashboard that will be opened for input on July 10, 2022.
    It is imperative that the meeting be held on this date to 
accommodate the scheduling priorities of the key participants.