Announcement of Opportunity for Hayabusa2 Samples

Key milestones

  • Call for proposals for the 5th AO: June 26, 2024
  • Notice of Intent to propose (mandatory): August 7, 2024
  • Sample request submission: September 4, 2024
  • Decision announcement: December, 2024
  • Sample distribution: January, 2025

The Astromaterials Science Research Group (ASRG) of ISAS/JAXA is calling for proposals for Hayabusa2, Ryugu, returned samples! Details of the fifth announcement of opportunity (AO5) are found here. The available samples for AO5 are indicated in the Ryugu Database System. All proposals will be subjected to peer review, and allocated samples to successful proposers will be available for one year.
We would like to thank all the reviewers who contributed to reviewing the proposals from AO1 to AO4. With their permission, the reviewers’ names are listed here.

Contact: Astromaterials Science Research Group, JAXA

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