NASA Headquarters, Code SR, Washington, DC 20546 Attn:SR/Dr. J. David Bohlin

A -- NASA RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT FOR STUDENT LAUNCH PROGRAM 1996 SOL NRA 96-OSS-12 POC Dr. J. David Bohlin tel: 202/358-0880 STUDENT LAUNCH PROGRAM - 1996 NRA 96-OSS-12 This notice constitutes a broad agency announcement as contemplated in FAR 6.102(d)(2). The Office of Space Science of the National Aeronautics and Space administration (NASA) solicits proposals for educational programs that seek to broaden undergraduate bachelor through graduate master degree education opportunities through student designed and constructed experiment payloads to be flown by NASA on small suborbital rockets and stratospheric balloons for the Student Launch Program - 1996 (NRA-96-OSS-12) to be released July 15, 1996, with proposal submission by close of business (4:30pm) November 15, 1996. Proposers may request up to $35K for a maximum of 30 months to defray expenses involved in the planning, design, construction, testing, and flying of their payloads. Credited institutions of higher education are welcome and encouraged to propose as are consortiums of organizations that may incorporate all categories of organizations including educational institutions, profit and nonprofit institutions, NASA Centers, and other Government agencies. Participation by minority serving educational institutions is especially encouraged. A Notice of Intent to propose is requested by August 23, 1996, and a Preproposal Briefing for interested organizations will be held at NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC, on September 13, 1996. The announcement of selections is expected on or about March 1, 1997. This NRA is available electronically on the World Wide Web at: ''http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/oss/''. Individuals not having access to the Internet may telephone 202/358-1588 or e-mail to eharrell@hq.nasa.gov in order to request that a printed copy of NRA 96-OSS-12 be sent by postal mail. For additional programmatic information contact Dr. J. David Bohlin, Code SR, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546-0001; phone (202/358-0880); e-mail: jbohlin@hq.nasa.gov. (0172)

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