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... The Midterm Assessment Report recommended the following: NASA's Astrophysics Division should execute its current plan, as presented to the committee, of at least four Explorer Announcements of Opportunity during the 2012-2021 decade, each with a Mission of Opportunity call, and each followed by mission selection. 4 This plan included the SMEX round that is the subject of this report.
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