AUTHOR=Hamden Erika , New Michael H. , Pugel D.E. (Betsy) , Liemohn Michael , Wessen Randii , Quinn Richard , Propster Paul , Petree  Kirsten , Gertsen Ellen M. , Evans Paula , Salazar Nicole Cabrera TITLE=The PI launchpad: Expanding the base of potential principal investigators across space sciences JOURNAL=Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences VOLUME=9 YEAR=2022 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/astronomy-and-space-sciences/articles/10.3389/fspas.2022.1048644 DOI=10.3389/fspas.2022.1048644 ISSN=2296-987X ABSTRACT=
The PI Launchpad attempts to provide an entry level explanation of the process of space mission development for new Principal Investigators (PIs). In particular, PI launchpad has a focus on building teams, making partnerships, and science concept maturity for a space mission concept, not necessarily technical or engineering practices. Here we briefly summarize the goals of the PI Launchpad workshops and present some results from the workshops held in 2019 and 2021. The workshop attempts to describe the current process of space mission development (i.e. space-based telescopes and instrument platforms, planetary missions of all types,