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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The National Science Foundation’s
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Division of Atmospheric & Geospace Sciences, Division of Computer and Network Systems, and Division of Electrical, Communications, & Cyber Systems have
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">released a new cross-directorate CubeSat solicitation entitled “Ideas Lab: Cross-cutting Initiative in CubeSat Innovations.”
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The solicitation description is at
<a href="https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505605&org=CNS&from=home">
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505605&org=CNS&from=home</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The solicitation details are at
<a href="https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?WT.z_pims_id=505605&ods_key=nsf19530">
https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?WT.z_pims_id=505605&ods_key=nsf19530</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">---</span><span style="color:black"><br>
S. Irfan Azeem</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Program Director, Space Weather Research</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Geosciences Directorate</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">National Science Foundation</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">2415 Eisenhower Avenue 8W</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Alexandria, VA 22314</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Email: <a href="mailto:sazeem@nsf.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">sazeem@nsf.gov</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Phone: (703) 292-4694</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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