SP -- ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FOR NASA SCIENCE MISSIONS The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Office of Space Science is releasing a DRAFT NASA Research Announcement for community comment (final release is anticipated for February 1999) entitled Advanced Technology Development for NASA Science Missions. This NRA solicits proposals for developing technologies that will enhance the science productivity and lower the cost of future nonspecific robotic science missions that may be supported by the Space Science, Earth Science, or Human Exploration and Development of Space enterprises or otherwise offered by NASA. Participation is open to all categories of organizations outside of NASA, foreign and domestic, including educational institutions, profit and nonprofit organizations, and other Government agencies. NASA welcomes comments on the DRAFT NRA, which will be available electronically from November 20, 1998, through December 18, 1998, via the World Wide Web by selecting "Research Opportunities" at: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/oss/. For those not having access to the Internet, a printed copy may be requested from the program executive, Mr. Glenn Mucklow, Advanced Technology and Mission Studies Division, Code SM, Office of Space Science, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546-0001; E-mail: gmucklow@hq.nasa.gov. Comments on the NRA may be posted at URL: http://ace.arc.nasa.gov/ in the NASA Headquarters folder under NASA Advanced Technology Development for NASA Missions NRA Comments or sent by postal mail to the Program Executive as listed above; the deadline for receiving comments is close of business on December 18, 1998. This notice constitutes a NASA Research Announcement as specified in FAR 6.102(d)(2). WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/HQ/date.html#SN-00002. E-MAIL: Glenn H. Mucklow, Glenn.Mucklow@hq.nasa.gov. Posted 11/13/98 (D-SN271137).

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