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Working Groups: IVS Working Group on Space Science Applications

Purpose The IVS Working Group on Space Science Applications (WG5) was established by the IVS Directing Board at its meeting in Bordeaux on 23 March 2009. The mandate of the WG5, its membership, and chairmanship are reviewed by the IVS Board at its regular meetings.

The current mandate of the WG5 comprises the following tasks:

1. To investigate synergies in scientific and technological areas between the IVS core activities and VLBI experiments in application to planetary and space science missions.
2. To determine areas of VLBI support of planetary and space science missions where experiments conducted by the IVS (possibly together with other VLBI networks) can be mutually beneficial.
3. To investigate desirability and feasibility of establishing a mission-specific liaison between IVS and appropriate space agencies and organizations involved in planetary and space science missions.

The current mandate of the WG5 is approved for the period of one year starting from April 2009. The WG5 is requested to present a preliminary report covering the three areas above at the IVS General Meeting in February 2010. Continuation of the activities of the WG5 beyond March 2010 is a subject of consideration by the IVS Board.

The WG5 is to be co-chaired by a member of the IVS Directing Board and an external expert. The WG5 is to be composed of up to 16 persons, at least half of which should be affiliated with IVS institutes.

Reports The WG5 submitted a final report to the Directing Board. The report was accepted as of May 28, 2013 and the working group was closed. The report is available in PDF format in letter and A4 size:

• WG5 Final Report (letter size): Short Report of IVS Working Group 5 (WG5) on Space Science Applications – An IVS Perspective
• WG5 Final Report (A4 size): Short Report of IVS Working Group 5 (WG5) on Space Science Applications – An IVS Perspective

Working Group Members
Leonid Gurvits (Chair), JIVE, The Netherlands
Patrick Charlot (Co-chair), Bordeaux Observatory, France
Sami Asmar, NASA/JPL, USA
Roger Cappallo, MIT Haystack Observatory, USA
Veronique Dehant, Royal Observatory of Belgium, Belgium
Ed Fomalont, NRAO, USA
Sandor Frey, FOMI SGO, Hungary
Hayo Hase, BKG, Germany
Chris Jacobs, NASA/JPL, USA
Jim Lovell, University of Tasmania, Australia
Ari Mujunen, Metsahovi Radio Observatory, Finland
Axel Nothnagel, University of Bonn, Germany
Miguel Pérez-Ayúcar, ESA/ESAC, Spain
Jingsong Ping, SHAO, China
Drazen Svehla, ESA/ESOC, Germany
Hiroshi Takeuchi, JAXA/ISAS, Japan