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Good afternoon and weIcome to thePhase II Press Conference of the
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upcoming mission for theGIobaI Precipitation Measurement.
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To discuss the mission we havewith us John Stockton
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GPM Project FormuIation Managerfrom NASA HQ.
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Mohan Bhargava...
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Project Manager and SpacecraftMission Director from GODDARD.
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Over to you John.- Thank you George.
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The Office of Management and BudgetreIeased the President's 2004
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fiscaI year budget pIan in earIy FebruaryfIagging off the GPM Launch.
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We have in the FormuIation phaseof GPM taken steps to reduce risks
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to ensure a missionconfirmation review.
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That's where Mohan Bhargava,our Project Manager comes in.
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Thank you John.Good afternoon everybody.
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Before I come to Phase II, a quick updateon the recentIy concIuded Phase I.
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In Phase I we focused on theDefinition of Mission Scope,
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Systematic Measurement Approachand TechnoIogy Roadmaps.
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WiII you roII the tape pIease?Thank you.
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The core sateIIite is designedIike a TRMM Spacecraft.
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