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Science Schedules

Nominal start/end dates of Proposal Cycles
Cryogenic Mission

  • Cycle-1 : July 1, 2004 - May 31, 2005.
  • Cycle-2 : June 1, 2005 - May 31, 2006.
  • Cycle-3 : June 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007
  • Cycle-4 : July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008
  • Cycle-5 : July 1, 2008 - May 15, 2009
Warm Mission
  • IRAC Warm Instrument Characterization (IWIC) : May - July 2009
  • Cycle 6 Exploration Science : Aug 2009 - Aug 2011
  • Cycle 6 Regular GO : Aug 2009 - July 2010
  • Cycle 7 Regular GO : Aug 2010 - July 2011
  • Cycle 8 Regular GO: Aug 2011 - Dec 2011
2010 JanuaryCycle-7 Call for regular GO proposals issued
2010 FeburaryNASA Senior Review - proposal for additional warm operations
2010 AprilCycle-7 regular GO proposals due
2010 JuneSelect Cycle-7 GO programs
2010 AugustExpected start of Cycle-7 warm observations
2010 NovemberIssue Cycle-8 Call for Proposals.
2011 MaySelect Cycle-8 programs
2011 AugustExpected start of Cycle-8 warm observations

Graphical Multi-Year Schedule