ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY
New Frontiers Program-2003 and Missions of Opportunity


AO 03-OSS-03

RELEASE DATE: October 10, 2003
NOTICE OF INTENT DUE: December 12, 2003
PROPOSALS DUE: February 13, 2004

On or about October 10, 2003, The National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) Office of Space Science will release an Announcement
of Opportunity (AO 03-OSS-03) entitled New Frontiers Program 2003 and
Missions of Opportunity. Selections of proposals through this AO are
intended to select investigations for two different types of scientific
investigations: (i) New Frontiers Mission investigations specifically for
the planet Venus, the Earth's Moon, Jupiter, or a comet nucleus; and (ii)
Mission of Opportunity investigations for all Solar System objects except
Mars. Notices of intent to propose are due December 12, 2003, and the
proposals are due February 13, 2004.

New Frontiers Mission investigations are to be completed through space
flight missions launched on Expendable Launch Vehicles (ELVs) no later than
June 30, 2010, and accomplish the proposed investigation for a total NASA
OSS cost not to exceed $700M in Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 dollars. Mission of
Opportunity (MO) investigations may also be proposed. MO investigations
must be for non-NASA missions that launch before December 31, 2008, whose
sponsor requires a commitment of selection and support from NASA before
December 31, 2005.

Participation in the New Frontiers program is open to all categories of
organizations, foreign and domestic, including industry, educational
institutions, nonprofit organizations, NASA centers, and other Government
agencies.

A preproposal conference will be held on November 13, 2003, in Washington
DC. Inquiries about this AO and/or the New Frontiers Program may be
directed to Dr. Thomas H. Morgan, New Frontiers Program Scientist, Solar
System Exploration Division, Code SE, Office of Space Science, NASA
Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546-0001; FAX: (202) 358-3091; or E-mail:
thomas.h.morgan@..., with the subject line "NFAO."