Announcement of Opportunity for Heliophysics Explorers Program 2016 Small Explorer (SMEX)

Added: Jul 13, 2016 11:13 am On or about July 13, 2016, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (SMD) is releasing a solicitation: the 2016 Small Heliophysics Explorer (SMEX) Announcement of Opportunity (AO). Upon the release date, the full text will be available at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/.

The Heliophysics Explorers Program conducts Principal Investigator (PI)-led space science investigations relevant to SMD's Heliophysics programs. Heliophysics Explorer investigations must address NASA's goals to understand the sun and its interactions with the Earth and solar system, including space weather.

Participation is open to all categories of organizations or institutions, U.S. or non-U.S., including educational, industrial, and not-for-profit institutions, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs), NASA Centers, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), and other Government agencies.

The issuance of the 2016 Small Heliophysics Explorer AO does not obligate NASA to any specific proposal selection. Any costs incurred by prospective investigators in preparing submissions in response to any of these solicitations are incurred completely at the submitter's own risk.

Schedule:

Date for Preproposal Conference August 9, 2016 via WebEx
Due Date for Notice of Intent to Propose 11:59 pm Eastern Time on August 16, 2016
Due Date for Proposals 11:59 pm Eastern Time on October 14, 2016

Questions on this AO may be addressed by E-mail to the Heliophysics Explorer Program Scientist: Dr. J. Daniel Moses, E-mail: Dan.Moses@nasa.gov (subject line to read "SMEX AO"). Responses to all inquiries will be answered by E-mail.