2019 Astrophysics Small Explorer (SMEX) AO
SMEX AO
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) issues this DRAFT Announcement of Opportunity (AO)
for the purpose of soliciting comments on the DRAFT AO for investigations to be implemented through its
Astrophysics Explorers Program.
Since the early 1990s, the Explorers Program has provided several classes of flight opportunities
for addressing astrophysics science objectives. These mission classes are defined by their cost
caps and are designed to increase the number of flight opportunities in response to
recommendations from the scientific community. The Explorers Program currently consists of
larger stand-alone "full missions," and smaller investigations called "missions of opportunity."