Questions, concerns, or requests for information or clarification regarding this AO shall be directed only to NASA's formal points-of-contact,

Dr. Michael H. New Discovery Program Scientist EMail: michael.h.new@nasa.gov

Ms. Gloria Hernandez Discovery Acquisition Program Manager EMail: gloria.hernandez@nasa.gov

No communications concerning this AO may be made to any other NASA official and any information received from anyone else is unofficial and not binding on the agency.

An amendment to the Discovery 2006 Announcement of Opportunity has been posted. The amendment and the corrected AO can be accessed from the menu on the left.

Presentations from the Pre-Proposal Conference held on February 2, 2006 and the Lessons Learned Workshop held the same day have been posted.

The Discovery Program will hold a Lessons Learned Mini-Workshop on Feb. 2 at 2:30 at the Holiday Inn Capitol, 550 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20024. Dr. Michael A'Hearn, PI of the Deep Impact Mission, and Dr. Sean Solomon, PI of the MESSENGER Mission, will lead a discussion of their experiences as Discovery Program PIs. This workshop is open to all interested parties.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (SMD) has released a NASA Announcement of Opportunity (AO), for the Discovery Program 2005 and Missions of Opportunity. NASA intends to select a Discovery mission to launch by October 1, 2013. A Mission of Opportunity may also be selected. The Discovery Program AO solicits investigations that meet the goals of planetary system(s) exploration encompassing the scientific objectives of the NASA Solar System Division (excluding Mars) and the search for extrasolar planetary systems element of the NASA Universe Division.
 
Michael H. New, PhD
Astrobiology Discipline Scientist
Discovery Program Scientist
Solar System Division
Mail Suite 3C66
NASA Headquarters
300 E St., SW Washington, DC 20546
Office: 3-J-35
Phone: (202) 358-1766
Fax: (202) 358-3097
Email: michael.h.new@nasa.gov
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