The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) intends to release an Announcement of Opportunity (AO) for Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) Measurement Investigations in May 2004. These investigations will respond to the overall LRO mission objectives to obtain those measurements necessary and sufficient to characterize future robotic and human lunar landing sites and to identify potential resources, with emphasis on applied science/engineering assessments. The LRO mission will require a variety of instruments to be carried on a spacecraft to be launched in the fall 2008, with a prime mission phase in lunar orbit of at least one Earth year. The launch services and spacecraft will be NASA-provided resources. Proposals in response to this AO will be due 90 days after its formal release.
Participation in this AO will be open to all categories of U.S. and non-U.S. organizations, including educational institutions, industry, not-for-profit organizations, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers, NASA Centers and other Government agencies.
An extended version of this announcement can be found at "Announcements" at:
http://centauri.larc.nasa.gov/LRO
Questions or comments about this intention to release an LRO Investigations AO may be addressed in writing or by E-mail to the NASA Lead Scientist for Moon and Mars:
Dr. James Garvin
Ref.: LRO
Solar System Exploration Division
Code SE
Office of Space Science
National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
Washington, DC 20546-0001
E-mail: james.b.garvin@nasa.gov (subject line to read "LRO AO").
Responses to all inquiries will be answered by E-mail and also posted weekly at the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) location of the LRO Acquisition Program website noted above; anonymity of persons/institutions who submit questions will be preserved.
NOTE: Potential proposers should be aware that the Announcement of Opportunity to be released in May 2004 could vary substantially from what is projected in this Notice.
