ADDENDUM TO MEETING REPORT: Astrophysics Working Group
1999 September 9 - 10
EXPLORER PROGRAM
Some confusion about AO releases for future Explorers appears
to remain. The following information has been provided to the AWG as of
1999 October 3 by Marcus Watkins.
Assuming there are no budget impacts to the Explorer line,
the next releases of Explorer AOs are as follows:
- SMEX: October 1999
- MIDEX: May/June 2000
- UNEX: January 2001
Also, the budget cap on UNEX has been raised to
$15M; there will be two selections per AO, with one flight
per year.
The budget cap includes launch vehicle and MO&DA costs.
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