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The Discovery and New Frontiers Program Office was formed in August 2004, when the NASA Science Mission Directorate combined two existing solar system exploration program offices into a single, cohesive entity. The office is part of the Science & Missions Systems Office at the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
The small-class Discovery missions and the medium-class New Frontiers missions complement NASA’s flagship missions to meet the many scientific and technical challenges of deep space exploration. The Discovery and New Frontiers missions include flybys, orbiters, landers, impactors, and sample returns to assure optimum scientific value. The discoveries produced by these groundbreaking missions not only dramatically advance our understanding of the solar system, but also help NASA to further refine its exploration strategy.
This web site describes the functions of the Program Office and has an introduction to the staff. It provides historical information on how the programs came to be. It has links to the Discovery and New Frontiers Programs web sites, the quarterly newsletter published since September 2000, the education section of each mission's web site, Announcements of Opportunity, and the news archive.
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