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A -- NEAR EARTH ASTEROID RENDEZVOUS (NEAR) SOL AO-98-OSS-07 DUE 120798 POC Thomas H. Morgan, Research Program Management Division, Phone (202) 358-0828, Fax (202) 358-3097, Email tmorgan@hq.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/HQ/date.html#AO-98-OSS-07. E-MAIL: Thomas H. Morgan, tmorgan@hq.nasa.gov. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Office of Space Science is releasing an Announcement of Opportunity (AO 98-OSS-07) entitled Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR). This AO solicits proposals for Participating Scientists on the NEAR mission whose expertise is sought for reducing and validating scientific data from the mission; preparing raw and reduced data for archiving in NASA's Planetary Data System; and analyzing, interpreting, and publishing scientific results. Participation is open to all categories of organizations, foreign and domestic, including educational institutions, profit and nonprofit organizations, NASA Centers, and other Government agencies. Upon the release date specific guidance for proposal preparation will be available electronically from the World Wide Web by selecting "Research Opportunities" at: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/oss/. Printed copies may be requested by E-mail to debra.tripp@hq.nasa.gov or by writing to NASA NEAR Participating Scientist Program, Jorge Scientific Corporation, 400 Virginia Avenue, SW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20024; Tel: (202) 554-2775. Further information about specific program elements may be obtained from Dr. Thomas H. Morgan, Research Program Management Division, Code SR, Office of Space Science, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546-0001; TEL: (202) 358-0828; E-mail: tmorgan@hq.nasa.gov. This notice constitutes a NASA Announcement of Opportunity as specified in FAR 6.102 (d) (2). Posted 09/11/98 (D-SN248580). (0254)

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