MIDEX Downselect Information

NASA Contact Information

Paul Hertz
MIDEX Program Scientist
Code SR, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546-0001
Phone: 202-404-7598; FAX: 202-767-0497
E-mail: phertz@hq.nasa.gov

NASA FAQ and Instructions

This is where information and instructions to PI's, as well as answers to questions, are archived.

1. Figure for Debriefings: Downselection Flowchart 25 October 99
2. NASA Press Release: Swift and FAME Selected 14 October 1999
3. MIDEX Communication 013: Selection Postponed 20 September 99
4. MIDEX Communication 012: Logistics for Science Presentations 8 September 99
5. MIDEX Communication 011: Selection Plans 2 September 99
6. MIDEX Communication 010: Agenda for Science Presentations 6 August 99
7. MIDEX Communication 009: New Date for Science Presentations 12 July 99
8. MIDEX Communication 008: Science Presentations to the Space Science Board of Directors 28 June 99
9. MIDEX Communication 007: Letters of Endorsement and Commitment by MIDEX Partners 22 June 99
10. FAQ: Last Updated 11 June 99
11. MIDEX Communication 006: Site Visits 19 Apr 99
12. Memorandum for the Record on the Appointment of the MIDEX Program Scientist 5 April 99
13. MIDEX Communication 005: Concept Study Report Submission 23 Mar 99
14. MIDEX Communication 004: Information Required for 2004 Launch Opportunity 22 Mar 99
15. MIDEX Communication 003: Revised Guidelines for Concept Study Preparation 22 Mar 99
16. MIDEX Communication 002: SELVS II launch vehicle adjustment for MIDEX concept study 12 Mar 99
17. MIDEX Communication 001: Post-kickoff tag-up 20 Feb 99

Five MIDEX Missions Selected for Concept Study

• Auroral Multiscale Midex (AMM)
  Principal Investigator: Barry Mauk, Applied Physics Laboratory
• Advanced Solar Coronal Explorer (ASCE)
  Principal Investigator: John Kohl, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
• Full-sky Astrometric Mapping Explorer (FAME)
  Principal Investigator: Kenneth Johnston, US Naval Observatory
• Next Generation Sky Survey (NGSS)
  Principal Investigator: Edward Wright, University of California, Los Angeles
• Swift Gamma Ray Burst Explorer (Swift)
  Principal Investigator: Neil Gehrels, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
• NASA Press Release: Five Explorer Mission Proposals For Feasibility Studies
• Abstracts: AMM, ASCE, FAME, NGSS, Swift

Relevant Documentation

• MIDEX - Revised Guidelines for Concept Study Preparation including Program Cost Element Definitions Describes the requirements for preparation of the concept study report (MSWord Document) Revised 22 Mar 99
• MIDEX - Concept Study Evaluation Criteria Describes the criteria for evaluation of the concept study report (MSWord Document)
• Example Mission Definition and Requirements Agreement Example of such an agreement (HTML Document)
• MIDEX - Sample Terms and Conditions for the Phase A (Concept Study) Contract (MSWord Document) (PDF Document)
• MIDEX Announcement of Opportunity AO 98-OSS-03 The MIDEX AO, ammendments, and appendices (Multiple Formats)

Kickoff Meeting Presentations

• MIDEX - Concept Study and Downselect Paul Hertz, MIDEX Program Scientist, NASA Headquarters
• MIDEX Missions 3/4 Concept Study Report Mark Saunders, Director, Space Science Support Office, NASA Langley Research Center

Other MIDEX Sites

• MIDEX Program Home
• MIDEX 1998 AO Announcements
• MIDEX Explorer Program Library

NASA Headquarters Responsible Office: Code SR
Last Updated: 25 October 1999
Author: Paul Hertz (Code SR)