ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY FOR NEXT GENERATION SPACE TELESCOPE FLIGHT
INVESTIGATIONS

AO 01-OSS-05
RELEASE DATE: November 30, 2001
NOTICE OF INTENT DUE: January 3, 2002
PROPOSALS DUE: March 5, 2002

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Office of Space
Science is releasing an Announcement of Opportunity (AO 01-OSS-05) entitled
Next Generation Space Telescope (NGST) Flight Investigations. Selection of
proposals through this AO are intended to provide NASA with science
investigations associated with an instrument capable of achieving NGST
imaging goals in the near infrared (a collaborative effort with the
Canadian Space Agency), science investigations associated one Mid-Infrared
Instrument Science Lead, science investigations associated with three other
team members for the Mid-Infrared Science Team, science investigations
associated with one NGST Facility Scientist, science investigations
associated with one NGST Telescope Scientist, and science investigations
associated with four Interdisciplinary Scientists. The primary science goal
of the NGST mission is to advance the understanding of the formation of the
first stars and galaxies. Participation is open to all categories of
organizations, foreign and domestic, including industry, educational
institutions, nonprofit organizations, NASA centers, and other Government
agencies. Upon the release date, specific guidance for proposal
preparation will be available via the World Wide Web
site: http://research.hq.nasa.gov/code_s/open.cfm . There will be a
preproposal conference held in the Washington, DC area beginning at 8:30 AM
on Friday, November 30, 2001. The AO 01-OSS-05 link at
http://research.hq.nasa.gov/code_s/open.cfm will contain URL's to details
about the conference.

For those not having access to the Internet, a printed copy of the AO may
be requested and inquiries of a scientific or technical nature should be
directed to Dr. Eric P. Smith, NGST Program Scientist, Astronomy and
Physics Division, Code SZ, Office of Space Science, National Aeronautics
and Space Administration, Washington, DC 20546-0001. Inquiries are
preferred in writing and may be sent by fax or E-mail:
Eric.Smith@... . FAX: 202-358-3096.