This is a modification to the synopsis entitled ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY FORSOLAR PROBE PLUS INVESTIGATIONS which was posted on November 17, 2009. Subject: Solar Probe Plus AO Amendment 1: Revisions to Table 4 and Table B3NNH10ZDA002ORelease Date: December 3, 2009Proposals Due: March 26, 2010With this amendment, the NASA Announcement of Opportunity (AO) NNH10ZDA002O, Solar ProbePlus Investigations, has been amended to revise Table 4, Schedule for Solar Probe PlusMission, and Table B3, Total Mission Cost Funding Profile Template.Table 4, Schedule for Solar Probe Plus Mission, has been revised to include a newplanning date for the start of Phase B and a new planning date for the end of Phase F. Asstated in Section 5.3.1 of the Solar Probe Plus Investigations AO, the schedule in Table4 is a planning schedule (which may be revised during Phase A) and should be the basisfor the schedules in the proposed investigations.Table B3, Total Mission Cost Funding Profile Template, has been revised to correct thealignment of fiscal year columns with mission phases, to add a column for Phase F costs,and to remove the row for Bridge Phase costs. An EXCEL version of the Total Mission CostFunding Profile Template is available in the Program Library (see AO Section 6.1.4).On or about January 12, 2010, Amendment No. 1 to the NASA Announcement of OpportunitySolar Probe Plus Investigations (NNH10ZDA002O) will be posted on the NASA researchopportunity homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ (select Solicitations then OpenSolicitations then NNH10ZDA002O).Questions or comments concerning the Solar Probe Plus Investigations AO may be addressedto Dr. Madhulika Guhathakurta, Solar Probe Plus Program Scientist, Heliophysics Division,Science Mission Directorate, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington,DC 20546-0001; Telephone: (202) 358-1992; E-mail:
[email protected].