Amendment 9: Draft ICEE 2 text released. Comments due May 11

ROSES-18 Amendment 9: Instrument Concepts for Europa Exploration 2 draft text has been released for community comment. Responses are due by May 11.

The Planetary Science Division has released for community comment a draft version of program element C.23 Instrument Concepts for Europa Exploration (ICEE) 2, which supports the development of instruments for Europa surface exploration. The goal of the program is to advance both the technical readiness and spacecraft accommodation of instruments and the sampling system for a potential future Europa lander mission.

This is a draft version of this program element posted for community comment. Comments must be submitted in writing to the point of contact for this Program Element by May 11, 2018. Individual responses should not be anticipated. Changes to this Program Element or additions to a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page may be made in response to comments, as appropriate. The final text of this program element will be added to ROSES-2018 by Amendment. It is anticipated that the due date for Step-1 proposals will be 45 days after release of the final text and the due date for Step-2 proposals will be 90 days after release of the final text.

Questions concerning this program element may be directed to Curt Niebur at curt.niebur@nasa.gov.