X-ray Astronomy Mission
FINAL REPORT RELEASED AUGUST 10, 2012. Please download here.
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Instrument Design Laboratory (IDL) Studies
Files under review
X-ray Mission Design Laboratory (MDL) Studies
Files under review
NASA's Request for Information (RFI)
Community Science Team (CST)
NASA has issued a call for Letters of Application for Membership in the Community Science Team for X-ray Astronomy Mission Concepts. The "Dear Colleague" letter can be found here. The deadline for responding was October 19th at 4:30pm EST.
CST Members
Mark Bautz (MIT) | Stephen Murray (JHU) |
Joel Bregman (Chair - Michigan) | Paul Plucinsky (CfA) |
Dave Burrows (Penn State) | Brian Ramsey (MSFC) |
Webster Cash (U Colorado) | Ron Remillard (MIT) |
Christine Jones (CfA) | Colleen Wilson-Hodge (MSFC) |
Documents

PCOS News
Program News and Announcements
18 January 2021
Meeting of Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee (AAAC) on
26–27 January 2021 »
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14 January 2021
NuSTAR General Observer Cycle 7 Proposal Deadline
29 January 2021 »
Details.
6 January 2021
Draft Astrophysics Explorers Program Solicitations Released for Community Comment for Solicitations for both Medium Explorer (MIDEX) and Missions of Opportunity (APEXMO) and Comments for both draft solicitations due by
25 February 2021 »
Details.
16 December 2020
The 237th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, Virtually Anywhere,
11–15 January 2021, will include Physics of the Cosmos events. The PCOS AAS2021 Meeting page lists currently scheduled sessions, presentations, chats, and displays »
Details.
4 December 2020
Payloads and Research Investigations on the Surface of the Moon (PRISM) Step-2 Due Date. Step-2 proposals now due
3 February 2021. Step-1 proposal due date unchanged as
11 December 2020 »
Details.
4 December 2020
Release of Final text and Due Dates for ROSES Post-COVID Recovery program. Requests received by
4 January 2021 will be processed first. Final due date is
5 March 2021. »
Details.
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