Small NASA Optical Ultraviolet Telescope (SNOUT) Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) Primary Tri-Mirrors and Assembly and Detectors

The Small NASA Optical Ultraviolet Telescope (SNOUT) mission is currently pre-Phase A. This phase ends with a proposal due March 2023. If the proposal is selected for implementation, the mission will proceed into implementation compliant with NASA NPR 7120.8. The following schedule should be used as a basis for responses to this request:

Request for Information released                             November 15, 2022

Responses due                                                        December 09, 2022

Phase A Start Date                                                  October 1, 2023

Spacecraft Start Date                                              Expected ~ July 31, 2024

Optics Assembly Delivery for I&T                            Expected ~ June 30, 2025

Instrument Delivery for I&T                                      Expected ~ February 1, 2026

Launch Readiness Date                                          Expected NLT November 14, 2027

The SNOUT mission is targeting a Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO) ESPA or ESPA Grande class spacecraft with an expected lifetime of one year. The instrument design is underway and able to be configured to meet available size, data, and power requirements derived from this RFI with a trade study to be performed by the mission team.

Secondary Technical POC is:

John P. Lucas

john.p.lucas@nasa.gov

Additional informaiton can be found in the attached full RFI document.