Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) and Related Missions of Opportunity

RELEASE DATE: January 18, 2002 NOTICE OF INTENT DUE: February 20, 2002 PROPOSALS DUE: April 24, 2002 The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Office of Space Science is releasing an Announcement of Opportunity (AO 02-OSS-01) entitled Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) and Related Missions of Opportunity. SDO is the first Space Weather Research Network mission in the Living With a Star (LWS) program. The primary goal of the SDO mission is to advance our understanding of the solar variations that influence life on Earth and humanity's technological systems. NASA intends to select four to six scientific investigations that will address how the Sun's magnetic field is generated and structured and how conversion and release of this stored magnetic energy causes changes in solar wind, energetic particles, and solar irradiance. SDO is currently planned for launch in 2007. Participation is open to all categories of organizations, foreign and domestic, including educational institutions, industry, nonprofit organizations, NASA centers, and other Government agencies. This solicitation will be open through April 24, 2002. Upon the release date, specific guidance for proposal preparation will be available via the World Wide Web site: http://spacescience.nasa.gov . Those without internet access may request a printed copy. Such requests, as well as inquiries of a scientific or technical nature, should be directed to Dr. William Wagner, SDO Program Scientist, Sun-Earth Connection Division, Code SS, Office of Space Science, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546-0001. Written inquiries are preferred and may be sent by fax to (202) 358-3987 or by E-mail to william.wagner@hq.nasa.gov. This notice constitutes a broad agency announcement as specified in FAR 6.102 (d) (2).