Has the statement in the original Call that only 6 rapid TOOs would be permitted now been entirely superseded? Is there still a premium on 3 day-3 week TOO turnarounds?
The Call for Proposals states (page 13): “Because of the heavy impact that TOO observations have on the short- and medium-term HST schedule, the number of rapid TOO programs (i.e., 3 weeks turn-around or shorter) will be limited to approximately 6 in Cycle 9.” The number 6 in this statement is an approximate target, based on previous experience. However, the TAC will be given freedom to recommend implementation of a larger number if there is a strong scientific rationale for this. Proposals will not be charged a fixed overhead for this (as for <24 hour turnaround TOO observations), but the TAC will be made aware of the typical overhead cost associated with TOO's with less than 3 weeks turnaround. This overhead will be charged to the total amount of orbits that the TAC can award this cycle.
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