Exploratory Call for mini-Fast mission proposals in the ESA Science Programme

Advance notice: Call to be issued on 19 March 2025

21 January 2025

An exploratory Call for a new type of agile mission in the ESA Science Programme - mini-Fast missions - will be issued on 19 March 2025.

The purpose of this Call is to probe the interest in and feasibility of mini-Fast missions, which could address science objectives implementable in a period of less than five years (from Phase 0 to launch). Such missions could benefit the Science Programme by allowing higher involvement and visibility for many Member States, opening opportunities for new communities, increasing the cadence of missions, and investigating new implementation schemes.

Preliminary information concerning this Call can be found in the recording of the briefing meeting (download from here; 500MB mp4 file) held on 11 December, the presentation files, and the Questions & Answers from the meeting.

(Please note that a Call for Medium (M8) and Fast (F3) mission opportunities will be issued on the same day.)

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