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EXPLORER MISSIONS
  

* COMPLETE MISSIONS LISTING maintained by NSSDC (National Space Science Data Center)

CURRENT MISSIONS:

Medium-class Explorers (MIDEX)

Investigations characterized by definition, development, launch service, and mission operations and data analysis costs not to exceed $180 million total cost to NASA.

Small Explorers (SMEX)

Investigations characterized by definition, development, launch service, and mission operations and data analysis costs not to exceed $120 million total cost to NASA.

University-class Explorers (UNEX) / STEDI

Investigations characterized by definition, development, launch service, and mission operations and data analysis costs not to exceed $15.0M (real year dollars) total cost to NASA. UNEX missions will be launched by a variety of low cost methods

Missions of Opportunity (MO)

Investigations characterized by being part of a non-NASA space mission of any size and having a total NASA cost of under $35 million. These missions are conducted on a no-exchange-of-funds basis with the organization sponsoring the mission. NASA intends to solicit proposals for Missions of Opportunity with each Announcement of Opportunity (AO) issued for UNEX, SMEX, and MIDEX investigations

Internationals

  OPERATIONAL MISSIONS:

Explorers

MIDEX

SMEX

UNEX/STEDI

Missions of Opportunity


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