ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY
FOR THE
SOLAR DYNAMICS OBSERVATORY (SDO) AND RELATED MISSIONS OF OPPORTUNITY

RELEASE DATE: January 18, 2002
NOTICE OF INTENT DUE: February 20, 2002
PROPOSALS DUE: April 24, 2002

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Office of Space
Science is releasing an Announcement of Opportunity (AO 02-OSS-01) entitled
Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) and Related Missions of Opportunity. SDO
is the first Space Weather Research Network mission in the Living With a
Star (LWS) program. The primary goal of the SDO mission is to advance our
understanding of the solar variations that influence life on Earth and
humanity's technological systems. NASA intends to select four to six
scientific investigations that will address how the Sun's magnetic field is
generated and structured and how conversion and release of this stored
magnetic energy causes changes in solar wind, energetic particles, and
solar irradiance. SDO is currently planned for launch in 2007.
Participation is open to all categories of organizations, foreign and
domestic, including educational institutions, industry, nonprofit
organizations, NASA centers, and other Government agencies. This
solicitation will be open through April 24, 2002. Upon the release date,
specific guidance for proposal preparation will be available via the World
Wide Web site: http://spacescience.nasa.gov . Those without internet access
may request a printed copy. Such requests, as well as inquiries of a
scientific or technical nature, should be directed to Dr. William Wagner,
SDO Program Scientist, Sun-Earth Connection Division, Code SS, Office of
Space Science, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546-0001. Written
inquiries are preferred and may be sent by fax to (202) 358-3987 or by
E-mail to william.wagner@....