Physics Suborbital Program 1. The MITM Suborbital program supports research in magnetospheric, ionospheric, thermospheric, and mesospheric physics using a variety of methods for providing low cost access to space.
Selection is based on science merit, cost-effectiveness, and overall programmatic balance.
Investigators are, therefore, strongly encouraged to propose investigations that minimize these operational factors, especially with regard to payload complexity and nontraditional launch sites. All those who intend to propose to the MITM Suborbital program are strongly urged to discuss prospective investigations with operations personnel at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility in order to ensure that probable operational costs are properly anticipated. Programmatic Issues Support for extended data analysis. Proposals for support for data analysis extending beyond the nominal three-year proposal must be submitted separately to the appropriate SEC program element. Sounding Rocket Launch Sites.