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A -- JPL NEW MILLENNIUM PROGRAM (NMP) TECHNOLOGY AREAS SOL 97/20 DUE 111297 POC Gerald T. O'Connell (818) 354-4885 WEB: G. O'Connell, http://nmp.jpl.nasa.gov. E-MAIL: NMP RFI, gerald.t.oconnell@jpl.nasa.gov. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Insitute of Technology (JPL/Caltech), operating under a prime contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), is issuing a Request for Information (RFI) associated with the New Millennium Program (NMP) and its deep-space mission objectives. NMP is a space flight validation program aimed at validating key technology breakthroughs that will reduce cost while enhancing the performance of 21st Century space science missions. The Integrated Product Development Team (IPDT) areas of focus for this RFI include: (a) Autonomy; and (b) In-Situ Instruments and MEMS. The technology areas being sought in this RFI include: (1) Dust Analyzers; (b) Seismometers; (c) Areal Composition Instruments; and (d) Autonomous Rendezvous and Docking Control Technologies. A two (2) week response period (closing as of 4:00 p.m. P.S.T., November 12, 1997) will be provided for submittal of technology papers (limited to between two and five pages per technology response).The RFI and its specific details will be available on October 29, 1997 on the NMP website at http://nmp.jpl.nasa.gov. Inquiries regarding this RFI should be directed to the attention of Gerald T. O'Connell at (818) 354-4885 or at the Email address of gerald.t.o'connell@jpl.nasa.gov. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). (0300)

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