A -- UNIVERSITY EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE (UNESS) PROJECT The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Office of Earth Science announces the opportunity to conduct innovative space-borne Earth system investigations in the form of complete spaceflight missions or secondary payload instruments through the University Earth System Science (UnESS) Project. This Announcement of Opportunity (AO) is intended to foster the development of the next generation of Earth system scientists, engineers, managers, educators, and entrepreneurs through significant and meaningful hands-on student involvement in Earth observation space missions at the university level. The hands-on student involvement should include helping prepare the proposal through analysis and distribution of the data to the scientific community. This AO will give equal weight to the scientific and student/applications involvement aspects of the proposal. The AO will be available electronically on the release date, via the Internet at the Earth Science Enterprise Home Page: "http://www.earth.nasa.gov/" under "Research Opportunities" or via anonymous ftp at: ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/ese. A paper copy will be available to those who do not have access t Internet by calling (202) 358-3552 and leaving a voice mail message. This announcement will be open for the period form August 2, 1999 through December 1, 1999, and proposals may be submitted at any time throughout that period. WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/HQ/date.html#AO-99-OES-02. E-MAIL: Mr. Gordon Johnston, gjohnsto@mail.hq.nasa.gov. Posted 07/27/99 (D-SN359600).

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