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Subject: SPACE Digest V12 #14

SPACE Digest                                      Volume 12 : Issue 14

Today's Topics:
	       NASA Space Exploration Outreach Program

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Date: 4 Jul 90 01:29:35 GMT
From: convex!schumach@uunet.uu.net  (Richard A. Schumacher)
Subject: NASA Space Exploration Outreach Program

[Following is the pamphlet "Answers to Questions About the
Space Exploration Outreach Program", part of the Program
Response Packet.Items in quotation marks or in initial capitals
generally refer to other materials in the Packet.]

For additional response packets call: 1-800-677-7796

For other information call: 1-800-843-9620

WHO MAY SUBMIT AN IDEA?

We welcome ideas from all sources, including universties, technical
and professional associations, and industry as well as individual
scientists, engineers and the general public.

MAY A NON-U.S. COMPANY, CITIZEN, OR ORGANIZATION SUBMIT IDEAS?

Yes. However, consideration and acceptance of ideas from non-U.S
sources does not imply that NASA will eventually enter into specific
agreements with those individuals or organizations. This Outreach
Program is not part of, and does not in any way substitute for, the
government-to-government exploratory dialogue that the U.S. will
undertake with other countries on conceptual possibilities for
international cooperation in the Space Exploration Initiative.

WHAT HAPPENS TO MY RESPONSE?

Your idea will be logged in and acknowledged by mail. It will be 
read and may be analyzed, evaluated, and combined with other ideas
to develop a synthesis that represents the most promising
alternatives for exploring space. The architectures, systems and
technologies that emerge will undergo intensive analysis, 
development, and demonstration over the next few years. The results
of this process will establish an operational agenda for development
of our space program.

HOW DO I SUBMIT MY IDEA?

1. FILL OUT AND RETURN THE "INTENT TO RESPOND" FORM IN THE POSTPAID
ENVELOPE ADDRESSED TO:

	*Use this address	The RAND Corporation
	for Intent to 		Space Exploration Outreach Program
	Respond forms*:-->	Santa Monica, CA 90406-2138

The purpose of this form is to allow us to prepare adequate and 
appropriate resources for analyzing responses. *Please return this 
form within five days of receiving these materials* and provide your
best estimate of the number and kinds of ideas you intend to submit.
You may submit as many ideas as you wish, but please send in only
one "Intent to Respond" form.

2. THEN PREPARE A SEPARATE SUBMISSION FOR EACH IDEA. Include a 
separate "Cover Sheet" for each idea and prepare the 2-page Summary
and optional 10-page (maximum) Back-Up Paper for each idea according
to the enclosed Guidelines.

3. INCLUDE A PEEL-OFF LABEL ADDRESSED TO YOU WITH EACH SUBMISSION
so that we may quickly acknowledge the receipt of your submission.

4. PLEASE PLACE EACH IDEA IN A SEPARATE ENVELOPE and mail it to:

	*Use this address	Space Exploration Outreach Program
	to submit		P.O.Box 713003
	responses*:-->		Los Angeles, CA 90071

If you intend to submit more than one idea and need additional
response packages, please call 1-800-677-7796. Alternatively, you
may make copies of the "Cover Sheet" in the package you have and
use your own self-addressed labels for acknowledgement of receipt.
You may put your own identification number on each acknowledgement
label if you wish to track receipt of your responses individually.

WHAT IS THE DUE DATE FOR MY RESPONSE?

The due date for receipt at the P.O.Box is August 15, 1990. Late 
submissions will be accepted, but may not be considered as part of
the initial review and synthesis process. If you wish, you may send
responses via U.S.Post Office Express Mail to the P.O.Box.

MAY I SEND MY RESPONSE VIA FACSIMILE (FAX)?

No, we regret that we cannot accept responses via fax. Responses
received this way will not be acknowledged and will not be considered
as part of this process.

MAY I SEND MY RESPONSE VIA AN EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICE?

No, we can only accept responses at U.S.P.O.Box 713003. Responses
received in any other way will not be acknowledged and will not be
considered as part of this process.

WILL I BE ASKED TO PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION?

Possibly. Analysis of some ideas may require additional information.
In this case you will be contacted directly by The RAND Corporation
using the name, address, and telephone number you provide on the
Cover Sheet for your response. Unfortunately, we cannot respond to
unsolicited offers of oral presentations or discussion of ideas.

SHOULD I SUBMIT PROPRIETARY INFORMATION?

No, proprietary information should NOT be submitted to The RAND
Corporation. If you have a new and innovative idea you believe to
be proprietary, you may submit a *non-proprietary description* of
that idea. This non-proprietary description will be the sole basis
for evaluation. In the event additional information is required,
you will be contacted about how to submit proprietary details. Any
information marked proprietary will not be considered as part of
this process and will be destroyed.

WHAT ABOUT CLASSIFIED MATERIAL?

No classified material should be submitted. Do not mark any 
material as proprietary, classified, secret, or confidential.
Material with any such markings will be destroyed and will not be
considered as part of this process.

WILL I BE COMPENSATED IN ANY WAY?

No, we have tried to keep the process of submitting ideas simple,
but we cannot compensate you for the cost of submitting them or
for any use of the submissions. While this solicitation is
intended to begin the process of setting an agenda for developing
space exploration, it is not tied to any direct funding.

HOW WILL I BE RECOGNIZED?

All ideas received will be acknowledged and may be included in the
database from which the nation's Space Exploration Initiative
will be derived.

HOW WILL I FIND OUT THE RESULTS OF THIS PROCESS?

Any participant who requests one will receive a summary report
which is expected to be available mid-1991. We regret that we
cannot provide interim status reports or results on an individual
basis.

WHERE CAN I CALL FOR ADDITIONAL RESPONSE PACKETS?

If you need additional response packets, please call 
1-800-677-7796.

WHERE CAN I CALL FOR OTHER INFORMATION?

If you have questions about the response packet or procedures you
should call 1-800-843-9620. 
Staff at these numbers cannot provide any information about the 
suitability of ideas for submission or the criteria for evaluation.

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