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A -- EARTH OBSERVING SATELLITE (TRIANA) SOL AO-98-OES-02 DUE 082498 POC Gregory J. Williams, Team Leader, Policy Integration, Office of Earth Science, Phone (202)358-0241, Fax (202)358-2891, Email gwilliam@hq.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/HQ/date.html#AO-98-OES-02. E-MAIL: Gregory J. Williams, gwilliam@hq.nasa.gov. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) intends to release an Announcement of Opportunity (AO) for Earth-observing science investigations, to be named Triana, on or about July 10, 1998. The primary objective of the AO is to use the unique vantage point offered by the Sun-Earth L1 point, one million miles (about one and one half million kilometers) from Earth, for Earth remote sensing science investigations. The minimum science mission will provide images of the full disk of the Earth in near real time. The selected Principal Investigator will be responsible for implementation of the full mission. As a secondary educational objective, we envision engagement of high school and university students in all phases of the mission, from design through operations and data analysis. After appropriate science data processing, images from the satellite would be available through an Internet World Wide Web site to be maintained and updated by the educational community. The desired schedule for thismission is for a launch by the end of calendar year 2000. The AO will be available electronically via the Internet at the Earth Science Enterprise home page at http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/ese/ under the "ESE Research Announcements" section or via anonymous ftp at ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/office/ese. A paper copy of the Triana AO can be made available to those who do not have access to the Internet by calling (202) 358-3552 and leaving a voice mail message. Please leave your full name and address, including zip code, and your telephone number, including area code. This solicitation is open to all categories of organizations including educational institutions, industry, nonprofit institutions, NASA Field Centers, Federally-Funded Research and Development Centers, and other governmental agencies, as well as foreign research institutions. Participation by and partnership with educational institutions is especially encouraged given the student participation goals of the program. A subsequent NASA Research Announcement will be issued soliciting proposals for educational products and services using Triana images and data. Proposals will be due 45 days from the release of the AO. > Posted 07/02/98. (0183)

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