Submission site for AO4 Ryugu is now open.
The call for proposals for the 4th Announcement of Opportunity (AO4) for research analysis on the samples from asteroid Ryugu, and the registration and submission site for the proposals, are open now.
Proposers who are interested in submitting a proposal for AO4 need to submit a NOI (Notice of Intent) by September 18 (Mon). After registration, proposals can be submitted (deadline on October 23 [Mon]).
For more details on AO4, please check the guidebook for proposers on the AO site below.
https://jaxa-ryugu-sample-ao.net/
* The call for proposals for the next Announcement of Opportunity, AO5, is scheduled in one year, around July 2024. Please note that AO4 is therefore the last chance to receive Ryugu samples in 2024!
