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GRS 1915+105 IS A BLACK HOLE BINARY DISPLAYING UNIQUE VARIABILITY STRONG WINDS JETS AND BH SPIN. THE SOURCE WAS EXTENSIVELY MONITORED WITH RXTE; NICER PROVIDES IMPROVED CONSTRAINTS ON THE DISK AND LINES OWING TO ITS SOFT X-RAY SENSITIVITY AND RESOLUTION. EVEN AFTER TWO DECADES OF MONITORING CRITICAL QUESTIONS REMAIN UNANSWERED. WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WINDS JETS AND RAPID VARIABILITY IN THIS SYSTEM? NICER IS THE ONLY MISSION CAPABLE OF BUILDING A LEGACY CATALOG OF OBSERVATIONS TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION BUT A BROADER SAMPLE IS REQUIRED. WE PROPOSE 35 WEEKLY EXPOSURES OF 2.7 KS IN CYCLE 1 ENABLING THE FIRST MEASUREMENT OF INTRA-STATE WIND VARIABILITY A MORE NUANCED VIEW OF ACCRETION/EJECTION PHYSICS AROUND BLACK HOLES AND A LEGACY ARCHIVE OF VARIABILITY IN GRS 1915+105.

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