A -- SMALL EXPLORER PROGRAM (SMEX) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Office of Space Science is releasing an Announcement of Opportunity (AO 99-OSS-05) for the next missions in the Small Explorer (SMEX) Program. Selections of proposals through the final AO are intended to provide two mission launches by September 2004. Missions of Opportunity may also be selected. The science objectives covered by this AO include those in the currently defined Office of Space Science themes of the Astronomical Search for Origins, the Sun-Earth Connection, and the Structure and Evolution of the Universe. Participation is open to all categories of organizations, foreign and domestic, including industry, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, NASA centers, and other Government agencies. Upon its release date of November 15, 1999, specific guidelines for proposal preparation will be available electronically from the World Wide Web by selecting "Research Opportunities" at: http://spacescience.nasa.gov. For those not having access to the Internet, a printed copy may be obtained by written request to Mr. John Lintott, Space Science Support Office, Mail Stop 160, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681-0001, FAX: (757) 864-8894; or E-mail: j.a.lintott@larc.nasa.gov. Obtain scientific information from the Program Scientist, Dr. William Wagner, E-mail: william.wagner@hq.nasa.gov, TEL: (202) 357-0911. This notice constitutes a NASA Research Announcement as contemplated in FAR 6.102 (d)(2). WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/HQ/date.html#AO-99-OSS-05. E-MAIL: William Wagner, William.Wagner@hq.nasa.gov. Posted 10/28/99 (D-SN396186).

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