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A -- ASTRO-E GUEST OBSERVER PROGRAM SOL NRA-99-OSS-03 DUE 091799 POC Dr. Louis Kaluzienski, Research Program Management Division, Phone (202) 358-0365, Fax (202) 358-3097, Email lkaluzienski@hq.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/HQ/date.html#NRA-99-OSS-03. E-MAIL: Dr. Louis Kaluzienski, lkaluzienski@hq.nasa.gov. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is releasing a Research Announcement (NRA 99-OSS-03) entitled ASTRO-E Guest Observer Program (Cycle 1) that solicits proposals for participation in the NASA Office of Space Science program to acquire and analyze scientific data from the joint Japanese-U.S. ASTRO-E X-ray observatory. This Research Announcement is the first for ASTRO-E guest observations and solicits proposals for observations to be carried out beginning about August 1, 2000, and lasting nine months. Participation is open to all categories of organizations within the U.S. including industry, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, NASA centers, and other Government agencies. The nature of the bilateral agreement between the U.S. and Japan prevents NASA from considering proposals from organizations outside the U.S. Upon its release date, this Research Announcement will be available electronically through the selection "Research Opportunities" on the OSS homepage at: http://space science.nasa.gov. For those not having access to the Internet, a printed copy may be requested by E-mail at: astroehelp@athena.gsfc.nasa.gov or from the ASTRO-E Guest Observer Facility, Code 662, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA, Greenbelt, MD 20771-0001; phone (301) 286-8443. Additional programmatic information may be obtained from Dr. Louis Kaluzienski, Research Program Management Division, Code SR, Office of Space Science, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546-0001; phone (202) 358-0365; or E-mail lkaluzie@hq.nasa.gov. This notice constitutes a NASA Research Announcement as contemplated in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.102(d)(2). Posted 06/25/99 (D-SN347166). (0176)

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