NASA Announcement – Comment Period for the DRAFT 2019 Announcement of Opportunity for the Discovery Program
Due to the partial government shutdown, NASA has extended the open period to provide comments on the Draft 2019 Announcement of Opportunity (AO) for Discovery Program mission investigations. The comment period is extended from its original date of January 16, 2019, to February 11, 2019.
NASA released a draft of the Discovery 2019 AO on December 12, 2018. The text can be found on NSPIRES at https://nspires.nasaprs.com and searching Open Solicitations for “Draft Discovery” or “NNH19ZDA009J”. Proposers are encouraged to read the Draft Discovery AO and provide feedback for NASA’s consideration as the AO is finalized.
NASA has not approved the issuance of the Discovery 2019 AO and this notification does not obligate NASA to issue the AO and solicit proposals. Any costs incurred by prospective investigators in preparing submissions in response to this Draft Discovery 2019 AO are incurred completely at the submitter’s own risk. The target release date for the final AO is not yet set.
Further information will be posted on the Discovery Program Acquisition Website at http://discovery.larc.nasa.gov/ as it becomes available. Questions and comments on the draft AO may be addressed to Dr. Curt Niebur, Discovery Program Lead Scientist (acting), Planetary Science Division, Science Mission Directorate, NASA, Washington, DC 20546; Email: curt.niebur@nasa.gov.
