What does CSR stand for?

While the AO schedule cannot be specified at this time, the following is estimated based on earlier AO's and related missions: AO release Dec/Jan 2009 Proposals due March/April 2010 Phase A selection July/Aug 2010 Phase A concept study report May/June 2011 Mission selection Early fall 2011 Preliminary Design Review Nov 2012 Critical Design Review TBD Launch 2016 Timeframe End of Operations Launch + 2 to TBD years depending upon target This partnership opportunity is being issued to select teaming partners to help prepare the GSFC Discovery candidate mission concepts for the initial proposal submittal; to assist in the Phase A concept studies if the mission is down-selected; and to provide a flight qualified system should the mission be selected for flight.

NASA has selected a proposal by Southwest Research Institute and its partners to develop a concept study report for a future $475 million robotic orbiter mission to Mars.