A -- ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY FOR NEXT GENERATION SPACE TELESCOPE FLIGHT INVESTIGATIONS

Notice Date

November 6, 2001

Contracting Office

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Headquarters Acquisition Branch, Code 210.H, Greenbelt, MD 20771

ZIP Code

20771

Solicitation Number

AO-01-OSS-05

Response Due

March 5, 2002

Point of Contact

Dr. Eric P Smith, NGST Program Scientist, Astronomy & Physics Div, Phone (202) 358-2439, Fax (202) 358-3096, Email Eric.Smith@hq.nasa.gov

E-Mail Address

Dr. Eric P Smith (Eric.Smith@hq.nasa.gov)

Description

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Office of Space Science is releasing an Announcement of Opportunity (AO 01-OSS-05) entitled Next Generation Space Telescope (NGST) Flight Investigations. Selection of proposals through this AO are intended to provide NASA with science investigations associated with an instrument capable of achieving NGST imaging goals in the near infrared (a collaborative effort with the Canadian Space Agency), science investigations associated one Mid-Infrared Instrument Science Lead, science investigations associated with three other team members for the Mid-Infrared Science Team, science investigations associated with one NGST Facility Scientist, science investigations associated with one NGST Telescope Scientist, and science investigations associated with four Interdisciplinary Scientists. The primary science goal of the NGST mission is to advance the understanding of the formation of the first stars and galaxies. Participation is open to all categories of organizations, foreign and domestic, including industry, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, NASA centers, and other Government agencies. Upon the release date, specific guidance for proposal preparation will be available via the World Wide Web site: http://spacescience.nasa.gov/ . There will be a preproposal conference held in the Washington, DC area beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, November 30, 2001. The AO 01-OSS-05 link at http://research.hq.nasa.gov/code_s/open.cfm will contain URL's to details about the conference. The notice of intent to propose is due January 3, 2002. For those not having access to the Internet, a printed copy of the AO may be requested and inquiries of a scientific or technical nature should be directed to Dr. Eric P. Smith, NGST Program Scientist, Astronomy and Physics Division, Code SZ, Office of Space Science, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC 20546-0001. Inquiries are preferred in writing and may be sent by fax or E-mail: Eric.Smith@hq.nasa.gov or 202-358-3096 (fax). This notice constitutes a broad agency announcement as contemplated in FAR 6.102(d)(2).

Web Link

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Record

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