Canadian Space Agency Solicits Mars Mission Concepts

By Marc Boucher on March 14, 2006 10:10 AM | 0 Comments

On March 7th the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) issued an announcement of opportunity (AO) for mission concepts to Mars. While this is an exciting opportunity for the community, and one which the Mars Institute is definitely looking into, there is one substantial draw back. The notice of intent is due April 18th while the actual proposals are due on April 28th. Considering the volume of information requested in the AO this is rather short notice to put something together even if the community has been thinking about this type of opportunity for several years.

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