Discovery Program 2006 and Missions Of Opportunity |
Discovery Program 2006 and Missions Of Opportunity |
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 Jan 3 2006, 10:19 PM
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I'm not sure exactly which forum this fits in but NASA has just released the AO for Discovery Program 2006 and Missions of Opportunity. See the Discovery Program Acquisition Home Page for more details. Click on the "Discovery AO" link to download the PDF.
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Sep 8 2006, 06:54 PM
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I must be a close observer, because I've been wondering when in September the announcement (if any) will arrive.
Normally I don't really have any guesses as to what kind of missions we will see in the finalists, but I can't help wondering this time if we will see a Venus probe of some kind. Lunar, Mars, and now even Mars moons, are off limits. We've done several comet missions, and two asteroid missions, and the only Jupiter proposals ever made under discovery were all wrapped up into the Juno New Fronteirs mission. The Messenger mission nearly broke the bank, but it is now safely on it's way to Mercury. While asteroids and comets still have lots of targets still out there, I'd bet good money on at least one of the comet flyby "Missions of Opportunity" to be selected, so it just seems like it might finally be Venus' turn. |
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AlexBlackwell Discovery Program 2006 and Missions Of Opportunity Jan 3 2006, 10:19 PM
djellison All the documentation says there are guides to the... Jan 3 2006, 11:28 PM
AlexBlackwell QUOTE (djellison @ Jan 3 2006, 11:28 PM)All t... Jan 4 2006, 12:23 AM djellison The ELV doc is very interesting....I wonder how cl... Jan 4 2006, 12:54 AM helvick QUOTE (djellison @ Jan 4 2006, 01:54 AM)(*PS ... Jan 4 2006, 09:12 AM ugordan QUOTE (helvick @ Jan 4 2006, 10:12 AM)So some... Jan 4 2006, 09:49 AM BruceMoomaw About time! Sen. Mikulski managed to gum up t... Jan 4 2006, 03:24 AM AlexBlackwell QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Jan 4 2006, 03:24 AM)Abo... Jan 4 2006, 06:49 PM AlexBlackwell QUOTE (AlexBlackwell @ Jan 4 2006, 06:49 PM)D... Jan 4 2006, 08:51 PM djellison Yup - the maths could get quite interesting. Is it... Jan 4 2006, 10:05 AM ugordan It just goes to show it's time to switch to op... Jan 4 2006, 10:23 AM mcaplinger QUOTE (ugordan @ Jan 4 2006, 02:23 AM)It just... Jan 4 2006, 09:46 PM BruceMoomaw Dantzler made it clear that if it is at all in his... Jan 5 2006, 01:17 AM Comga QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Jan 4 2006, 07:17 PM... Nov 3 2006, 04:42 AM BruceMoomaw Footnote: Mary Cleave does have the final say, at ... Jan 5 2006, 01:19 AM AlexBlackwell BTW, for those of you playing along at home, the f... Jan 9 2006, 05:39 PM djellison Stardust info up on the library - and DI with a bi... Jan 11 2006, 07:40 PM AlexBlackwell The draft agenda for the Febrary 2, 2006, prepropo... Jan 23 2006, 11:52 PM AlexBlackwell This post is tough to pigeonhole in any one distin... Jan 24 2006, 05:53 PM AlexBlackwell This is a pretty interesting report, especially Ch... Jan 24 2006, 08:52 PM BruceMoomaw Now, THAT's a useful piece of information, Ale... Jan 24 2006, 10:35 PM BruceMoomaw Regarding possible solicitations to the latest Dis... Jan 25 2006, 12:17 PM AlexBlackwell QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Jan 25 2006, 12:17 PM)At... Jan 25 2006, 05:27 PM volcanopele QUOTE (AlexBlackwell @ Jan 25 2006, 10:27 AM)... Jan 25 2006, 07:27 PM AlexBlackwell QUOTE (volcanopele @ Jan 25 2006, 07:27 PM)Wh... Jan 25 2006, 07:34 PM JRehling QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Jan 25 2006, 04:17 AM)Al... Jan 25 2006, 05:55 PM Phil Stooke Alex said "I think a reasonable person might ... Jan 25 2006, 05:50 PM AlexBlackwell QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Jan 25 2006, 05:50 PM)I ... Jan 25 2006, 06:28 PM BruceMoomaw There are at least three Venus Discovery proposals... Jan 25 2006, 10:16 PM AlexBlackwell QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Jan 25 2006, 10:16 PM)..... Jan 25 2006, 11:42 PM bmnky QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Jan 25 2006, 10:16 P... Feb 21 2006, 06:15 PM BruceMoomaw Answering John Rehling's question: no, there... Jan 25 2006, 10:24 PM BruceMoomaw Faith Vilas, Discovery Program Scientist at the Ju... Jan 26 2006, 01:49 AM AlexBlackwell QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Jan 26 2006, 01:49 AM)Fa... Jan 26 2006, 01:59 AM AlexBlackwell QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Jan 26 2006, 01:49 AM)Je... Jan 26 2006, 07:22 PM tty QUOTE (AlexBlackwell @ Jan 26 2006, 09:22 PM)... Jan 26 2006, 11:30 PM AlexBlackwell QUOTE (tty @ Jan 26 2006, 11:30 PM)It seems t... Jan 26 2006, 11:36 PM djellison If you think about it - for Discovery money, you c... Jan 26 2006, 10:32 AM tedstryk Well, for Venus, an atmospheric probe might be pos... Jan 26 2006, 01:48 PM AlexBlackwell QUOTE (tedstryk @ Jan 26 2006, 01:48 PM)Well,... Jan 26 2006, 07:26 PM Phil Stooke Venus is relatively easy to land on, compared with... Jan 26 2006, 05:58 PM odave How about a solar mission - or has Sol's ... Jan 26 2006, 07:37 PM BruceMoomaw Where solar studies are concerned, with one except... Jan 26 2006, 11:33 PM BruceMoomaw As for Ted Stryk's suggestions: Venus entry pr... Jan 26 2006, 11:44 PM JRehling Other options would include smash-and-grab sample ... Jan 27 2006, 01:37 AM AlexBlackwell A new document (Stardust Spacecraft Hibernation St... Feb 6 2006, 08:58 PM AlexBlackwell Presentations listed in the agenda for the Pre-Pro... Feb 7 2006, 08:55 PM AlexBlackwell Presentations from the Lessons Learned Workshop (F... Feb 7 2006, 11:07 PM AlexBlackwell QUOTE (AlexBlackwell @ Feb 7 2006, 11:07 ... Feb 21 2006, 10:58 PM AlexBlackwell The AO has been amended. Click here for more deta... Feb 9 2006, 12:00 AM AlexBlackwell The Q&A's have been updated. Feb 13 2006, 08:01 PM helvick QUOTE (AlexBlackwell @ Feb 13 2006, 08:01... Feb 21 2006, 07:03 PM djellison Helvick, you should have a look at MER mobility re... Feb 21 2006, 07:10 PM helvick QUOTE (djellison @ Feb 21 2006, 07:10 PM)... Feb 21 2006, 08:17 PM djellison Remember - much of that is probably hidden by ITAR... Feb 21 2006, 08:41 PM helvick QUOTE (djellison @ Feb 21 2006, 08:41 PM)... Feb 21 2006, 09:21 PM AlexBlackwell New Q&A's have been posted. Feb 23 2006, 05:59 PM AlexBlackwell A second amendment to the AO has been posted. Feb 28 2006, 06:17 PM AlexBlackwell The Q&A's have been updated. Mar 15 2006, 11:44 PM AlexBlackwell A list of attendees to the February 2, 2006, pre-p... Mar 23 2006, 10:31 PM BruceMoomaw Some rather big names missing from that list. No ... Mar 23 2006, 10:50 PM AlexBlackwell Of course, close observers will note that by now i... Sep 8 2006, 01:13 AM mcaplinger QUOTE (Mariner9 @ Sep 8 2006, 11:54 AM) L... Sep 8 2006, 09:46 PM AlexBlackwell QUOTE (mcaplinger @ Sep 8 2006, 11:46 AM)... Sep 8 2006, 09:56 PM AlexBlackwell Yeah, these downselects are notoriously unpredicta... Sep 8 2006, 09:03 PM JRehling QUOTE (AlexBlackwell @ Sep 8 2006, 02:03 ... Sep 13 2006, 01:41 AM gpurcell I wonder if something they might try to do is pick... Sep 13 2006, 04:04 PM Mariner9 I always suspected that one of the appeals to Deep... Sep 13 2006, 06:15 PM Bart Any news on the selections? I make it now Proposa... Oct 6 2006, 12:35 AM AlexBlackwell From Brad Thomson, glogging for Emily, about NASA ... Oct 11 2006, 06:48 PM NASA Geek NASA has announced selections for the Discovery 20... Oct 30 2006, 11:37 PM Mariner9 Seven months and counting.... and the Discovery m... Oct 30 2006, 11:44 PM Stephen QUOTE (Mariner9 @ Oct 31 2006, 10:44 AM) ... Oct 31 2006, 01:10 AM Jim from NSF.com QUOTE (Stephen @ Oct 30 2006, 08:10 PM) ... Oct 31 2006, 02:32 AM gpurcell QUOTE (Mariner9 @ Oct 30 2006, 11:44 PM) ... Oct 31 2006, 06:44 PM nprev I like the new missions for Deep Impact and Stardu... Oct 31 2006, 01:04 AM Paolo QUOTE (nprev @ Oct 31 2006, 02:04 AM) I l... Oct 31 2006, 07:18 PM nprev QUOTE (Paolo @ Oct 31 2006, 11:18 AM) I t... Nov 1 2006, 01:41 AM nprev Jim, I didn't understand your comment. Oct 31 2006, 05:34 AM edstrick "...would return a sample of an enigmatic ast... Oct 31 2006, 09:29 AM mchan It's an E-type asteroid. Oct 31 2006, 12:08 PM Mariner9 QUOTE (edstrick @ Oct 31 2006, 01:29 AM) ... Oct 31 2006, 11:36 PM JRehling QUOTE (edstrick @ Oct 31 2006, 01:29 AM) ... Nov 1 2006, 10:53 PM Phil Stooke nprev:
"This "EPOCh" mission for D... Oct 31 2006, 04:08 PM gpurcell Given the missions selected, I think the odds are ... Oct 31 2006, 06:41 PM Paolo QUOTE (gpurcell @ Oct 31 2006, 07:41 PM) ... Oct 31 2006, 07:33 PM tty "Origins Spectral Interpretation, Resource Id... Oct 31 2006, 06:56 PM OWW I don't understand why Deep Impact is consider... Nov 1 2006, 12:14 AM djellison QUOTE (OWW @ Nov 1 2006, 12:14 AM) What... Nov 1 2006, 07:41 AM ugordan QUOTE (djellison @ Nov 1 2006, 08:41 AM) ... Nov 1 2006, 09:47 AM Mariner9 There are a lot better pics out there than the one... Nov 1 2006, 12:37 AM djellison Yup - we had that discussion a while back about st... Nov 1 2006, 10:03 AM ugordan QUOTE (djellison @ Nov 1 2006, 11:03 AM) ... Nov 1 2006, 04:15 PM Comga QUOTE (ugordan @ Nov 1 2006, 10:15 AM) Ac... Nov 2 2006, 04:31 AM monitorlizard Concerning the Discovery program selection this ro... Nov 1 2006, 11:23 AM Mariner9 I remember that also. I'm fairly sure that wa... Nov 1 2006, 02:58 PM Floyd There are some Cassini sky shots from Sept 30, 200... Nov 1 2006, 06:19 PM Phil Stooke For the comment by Dantzler about funding two miss... Nov 2 2006, 05:51 PM Mariner9 I haven't researched this, but I also thought ... Nov 3 2006, 06:48 PM |
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