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Large Missions - History and Foundational Information

  • file type icon Management Plan for Large Mission Concept Studies - UPDATED February 11, 2019
  • file type icon Terms of Reference for the Large Mission Concepts Independent Assessment Team - November 30, 2018
  • Large mission Concept Studies Interim Reports - Aug 2018:
    • LUVOIR | Habex | Lynx | OST (All PDFs)
  • CAA Report on NASA's Decadal preparations - Aug 2018
  • file type icon FAQ - July 17, 2018
  • file type icon Memo on NASA's Large Mission Concept Studies - June 14, 2018
  • file type icon Charter for the Large Mission Concept Studies Report Team - UPDATED January 29, 2018
  • Pause and Learn - October 20-21, 2016
  • file type icon Decadal Studies Timeline - May 9, 2016
  • file type icon Decadal Survey Mission Concept Studies Team Members - UPDATED April 13, 2016
  • file type icon Planning for the 2020 Decadal Survey: An Astrophysics Division White Paper - January 2016
  • file type icon Call for Nominations - Updated January 6, 2016
  • file type icon Large Mission Concept Studies Kick Off by Hertz at AAS - January 2016
  • file type icon Charter for the Mission Concept Study Science and Definition Teams - December 2015
  • file type icon Establishment of Large Astrophysics Mission Concept Studies (Center Assignments) - November 2015
  • file type icon Space Launch System Program Mission Planner's Guide - August 2014

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