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    S-class mission Letters of Intent

    In response to the "Call for a Small mission opportunity in ESA's Science Programme for a launch in 2017", issued on 9 March 2012, the following Letters of Intent (LOI) have been received:

    Ref. Contact name,
    Email,
    Institution
    Title of LOI
    2 Sutton, James
    jrfsuttonvirginmedia.com
    Sutton
    ESA Small Mission Letter of Intent - Immunogenetics
    5 Khalesi, Mandali
    mandaliuchusencompany.com
    Uchusen Company Ltd
    MAGES - Magnetospheric Earth Swarm
    6 Rudawy, Pawel
    rudawyastro.uni.wroc.pl
    Space Research Centre Polish Academy of Sciences
    Advanced Solar-Terrestrial European X-ray spectrophotometer: ASTEX
    7 Jansen, Frank
    frank.jansendlr.de
    DLR Institute of Space Systems
    SmallCostSat
    8 De Ridder, Joris
    jorisster.kuleuven.ac.be
    KU Leuven
    PlanetVision: Characterizing Planetary Systems
    9 Baan, Willem
    baanastron.nl
    Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy
    SURO-LC: The Space Based Ultra-Long Wavelength Radio Observatory
    10 Ragazzoni, Roberto
    roberto.ragazzoniinaf.it
    INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova
    CHEER - Close-by Habitable Earths ExploreR
    11 Bertolami, Orfeu
    orfeu.bertolamifc.up.pt
    Departamento de Fisica e Astronomia, Univ. Porto
    The flyby anomaly and the Galileo Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)
    12 Benz, Willy
    willy.benzspace.unibe.ch
    University of Bern
    CHEOPS - Characterizing exoplanet satellite
    13 Barstow, Martin
    mable.ac.uk
    University of Leicester
    Sirius - A Low-cost Extreme Ultraviolet Observatory
    14 Balikhin, Michael
    m.balikhingmail.com
    University of Sheffield
    N-Wave
    15 Jaumann, Ralf
    ralf.jaumanndlr.de
    German Aerospace Center, Institute of Planetary Research
    A Small Lunar Exploration Orbiter (S-LEO): Dedicated to study lunar volatiles
    17 Turberville, Michael
    michaelturberville.co.uk
    self
    SOL - Early detection and warning system
    18 Smith, Alan
    asmssl.ucl.ac.uk
    Mullard Space Science Laboratory
    Polar Volatiles Laboratory
    19 Andrianos, Andreas
    ceoproject1221.com
    Project 1221
    Letter of Intent_Small Space Mission_Project 1221
    20 Santangelo, Andrea
    andrea.santangelouni-tuebingen.de
    Kepler Center, IAAT University of Tuebingen
    AWARE: All-sky Wide ARea Experiment
    21 Barabash, Stas
    stasirf.se
    Swedish Institute of Space Physics
    Mission SELMA
    22 Karagiannis, Dimitri
    d.karagiannisinasco.com
    INASCO
    Development of an autonomous system to assess-monitor the dynamic behaviour of various elements and components, based on Magnetoelastic Sensors Technology
    23 Karagiannis, Dimitri
    d.karagiannisinasco.com
    INASCO
    Smart radiation shielding materials with sensing capabilities
    24 Karagiannis, Dimitri
    d.karagiannisinasco.com
    INASCO
    Dielectric sensors - development of in-flight measurement technique for real time assessment of TPS performance
    25 Holland, Andrew
    a.d.hollandopen.ac.uk
    Open University
    HiReX (High Resolution Xray Spectrometer)
    26 Guelzow, Peter
    peter.guelzowkourou.de
    AMSAT Deutschland e.V.
    DLR-AMSAT P5, low cost mission to Deimos
    27 Branduardi-Raymont, Graziella
    gbrmssl.ucl.ac.uk
    University College London
    AXIOM-C: Advanced X-ray Imaging Of the Magnetosphere - Cusp
    28 Pearce, Mark
    pearcekth.se
    KTH, Department of Physics
    The polarised hard X-ray sky
    29 Castro-Tirado, Alberto J.
    ajctiaa.es
    IAA-CSIC
    The MARIA Mission (Multi Array for Rapid Imaging of Afterglows)
    30 Gai, Mario
    gaioato.inaf.it
    Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, Oss. Torino
    Gravitation Astrometric Measurement Experiment [GAME]
    31 Yamauchi, Masatoshi
    M.Yamauchiirf.se
    Swedish Institute of Space Physics
    Nitro
    32 Berrilli, Francesco
    berrilliroma2.infn.it
    Dip. di Fisica - Universita` di Roma Tor Vergata
    ADAHELI+, ADvanced Astronomy for HELIophysics Plus
    33 Vaivads, Andris
    andrisirfu.se
    Swedish Institute of Space Physics
    Tor
    34 Harkness, Patrick
    patrick.harknessglasgow.ac.uk
    University of Glasgow
    TBD
    35 Appourchaux, Thierry
    thierry.appourchauxias.u-psud.fr
    Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale
    HABitability of EXoplanets (HABEX)
    36 Dimitriou, Elias
    vmarkogiannihcmr.gr
    HCMR, Institute of Inland Waters
    Quantifying Coloured Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM) by using satellite observations and improved modelling approaches
    37 Wahlund, Jan-Erik
    jweirfu.se
    Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF)
    Metal
    38 Snodgrass, Colin
    snodgrassmps.mpg.de
    Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
    Characterisation of a small Near Earth Object
    39 Janhunen, Pekka
    pekka.janhunenfmi.fi
    Finnish Meteorological Institute
    ESWIN - Electrostatic Solar Wind INteraction
    40 Nobili, Anna
    nobilidm.unipi.it
    University of Pisa, Dpt. Physics 'E. Fermi'
    Galileo Galilei-GG
    41 Jorgensen, John
    jljspace.dtu.dk
    DTU-Space
    Sidereal gradiometer mission
    42 Swinyard, Bruce
    b.swinyarducl.ac.uk
    University College London
    Planetary Spectroscopy Interferometer
    43 Harri, Ari-Matti
    Ari-Matti.Harrifmi.fi
    Finnish Meteorological Institute
    MetNet Lander and Orbiter Mission to Mars (MET-OMM)
    44 Davis, Christopher
    chris.davisstfc.ac.uk
    RAL Space
    Solar Transient Outlying Reconnaissance Mission (STORM)
    45 Amati, Lorenzo
    amatiiasfbo.inaf.it
    INAF - IASF Bologna
    GAME - GRB and All-sky Monitor Experiment
    46 Aspelmeyer, Markus
    markus.aspelmeyerunivie.ac.at
    University of Vienna
    Microscopic Quantum Resonators (MIQRO)
    47 Caroli, Ezio
    caroliiasfbo.inaf.it
    INAF - IASF Bologna
    X-POSIT
    48 Zhukov, Andrei
    Andrei.Zhukovsidc.be
    Royal Observatory of Belgium
    SIGMA - Solar Investigation using a Global coronal MAgnetograph
    49 Damé, Luc
    luc.damelatmos.ipsl.fr
    LATMOS/IPSL/CNRS/UVSQ
    Space Weather and Ultraviolet Solar Variability (SWUSV) Microsatellite Mission
    50 Petitfils, Enguerran
    enguerran.petitfilshemera-system.fr
    Hemera System
    Mission dedicated to Ionosphere measurement and Technology evaluation
    51 Ward, Kim
    kim.wardstfc.ac.uk
    STFC - RAL Space
    MIDAS
    52 Belitsky, Victor
    victor.belitskychalmers.se
    Earth and Space Sciences
    Heterodyne Instrument for Herschel HIFI Follow up
    53 Campana, Sergio
    sergio.campanabrera.inaf.it
    INAF - Osservatorio astronomico di Brera
    The Synoptic Survey from Space (SSS) mission
    54 Orosei, Roberto
    roberto.oroseiinaf.it
    Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica
    Missione Altimetrica Gravimetrica geochImica lunAre - MAGIA
    55 Hernanz, Margarida
    pvbcesr.fr
    Institut de Ciencies de l'Espai (CSIC-IEEC)
    A Focusing Telescope for Nuclear Astrophysics
    56 Fazakerley, Andrew
    anfmssl.ucl.ac.uk
    University College London, MSSL
    Auroral Arc Evolution Explorers (AUREX)
    57 Von Ballmoos, Peter
    pvbirap.omp.eu
    Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie (IRAP)
    A Formation Flying Fresnel Lens for X/Gamma-Ray Astronomy
    58 Osborne, Julian
    julian.osborneleicester.ac.uk
    University of Leicester
    A-STAR
    59 Biesbroek, Robin
    robin.biesbroekesa.int
    ESA
    S-LUNA
    61 Tavani, Marco
    pi.agileiasf-roma.inaf.it
    INAF
    GAMMA-LIGHT
    62 Foing, Bernard
    b.h.foingvu.nl
    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam & ESTEC
    SMART+
    65 Anagnostopoulos, Georgios
    ganagnoee.duth.gr
    Demokritos University of Thrace
    Validation of the Lithosphere-Atmosphere-Ionosphere-Magnetosphere Coupling Concept Associated with great (M>4.5) Earthquakes by using low orbit satellite observations
    66 Drinis, John
    ydrinisalgosystems.gr
    Algosystems
    ESA S-Class Mission
    68 Rigatos, Gerasimos
    grigatisi.gr
    Industrial Systems Institute
    ESA S-Class Mission
    69 Bombardelli, Claudio
    claudio.bombardelliupm.es
    Technical University of Madrid
    S-class mission to a nearby asteroid
    70 Ursin, Rupert
    rupert.ursinunivie.ac.at
    IQOQI
    Space-QUEST
    71 Malbet, Fabien
    Fabien.Malbetobs.ujf-grenoble.fr
    IPAG
    micro-NEAT: a high precision astrometry mission to identify the high-mass planets around nearby stars
    72 Sarris, Theodoros
    tsarrisathena-spu.gr
    ATHENA-SPU
    Low-Flying Spacecraft 'Daedalus'
    73 Ciufolini, Lgnazio
    ignazio.ciufoliniunisalento.it
    Università del Salento
    Testing General Relativity with laser ranged satellites
    74 Baratoux, David
    david.baratouxirap.omp.eu
    Université de Toulouse, UPS-OMP, IRAP
    Space-based observatory for optical monitoring of meteoroids colliding with the Earth


    Last Update: 16 Apr 2012

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