Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 Call for Proposals05 Mar 2007
Science ProgrammeThis Call for proposals covers the first planning cycle of the new Cosmic Vision 2015-2025. The Call will lead to the selection of one medium-sized mission (Class M mission) to enter the implementation phase in 2012, with a launch foreseen in the mid-2017 time-frame. The Call also invites proposals for concepts of more ambitious missions of the flagship category (Class L mission concepts) that will require an extended preparation. The proposals will be subjected to the ESA Science Programme competitive selection procedure detailed in the Call itself. Full details for the submission process are available in the documentation on the right-hand side, together with the announcement letter and the annex files. The deadline for submission of Proposals has now passed. The complete schedule for the issue of the Call and the proposal evaluation process is as follows:
Exploration ProgrammeThe Director of Human Spaceflight, Microgravity and Exploration invites proposals for the Next Exploration Science and Technology Mission (NEXT) of the optional European Space Exploration Programme - Aurora. It is intended to propose such a mission to the Council at Ministerial Level in 2008 with the aim to adopt it for launch in the period 2015-2018. The technological goal of the mission is to demonstrate key enabling capabilities as needed for a future Mars Sample Return Mission which may be realized in international co-operation after 2020. The proposals will be subjected to the selection procedure detailed in the Call itself. Full details for the submission process are available in the documentation on the right-hand side, together with the announcement letter. Preferably ideas should be submitted electronically, using the form provided here, linked from the right-hand side. Documents should be sent as attachments to the following address not later than 13 April 2007: explorationcall The complete schedule for the issue of the Call and the proposal evaluation process is as follows:
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