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Discovery Program Acquisition.

Discovery Program Acquisition.

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Discovery 2010 AO Schedule

The schedule for the solicitation is intended to be:

AO Release Date   . . . . . . . . . .June 7, 2010
Preproposal Conference   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .July 1, 2010
Notice of Intent to Propose Deadline   . . . . . . .August 3, 2010
Proposal Submittal Deadline at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time   . . .September 10, 2010
Letters of Commitment due (with proposal)   . . . . . . .September 10, 2010
Step 1 Selections announced (target)   . . . . . . . .April 2011
Initiate Phase A Concept Studies (target)   . . . . . . .May 2011
Phase A Concept Study Reports due (target)   . . . . . .February 2012
Downselection of investigation(s) for flight (target)   . . . . .June 2012
Launch Readiness Date   . . . . . . . . . . . .NLT December 31, 2017