Hubble Space Telescope
			Cycle 9
		Call for Proposals

Release Date:       June 10, 1999
Proposal Deadline:  September 10, 1999


NASA and The Space Telescope Science Institute are pleased to announce
the Ninth Call for Proposals for astronomical observations and
archival research utilizing the Hubble Space Telescope (HST).
Participation in this program is open to all categories of
organizations, both domestic and foreign, including educational
institutions, profit and nonprofit organizations, NASA Centers, and
other Government agencies.  This solicitation will be open from June
10, 1999 through September 10, 1999 8:00pm EDT, and proposals may be
submitted throughout this period.  

Starting June 10, 1999, specific guidelines for proposal preparation
will be available electronically from the Space Telescope Science
Institute's World-Wide Web site at the URL:

	http://www.stsci.edu/ftp/proposer/cycle9/announce.html 

All programmatic and/or technical information is available at the web
site or you can contact the STScI Help Desk, email help@stsci.edu,
phone 410-338-1082.

The submission of proposals for this Cycle is entirely electronic.  
The Scientific Instruments offered are the Fine Guidance Sensor, 
the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2, and the Space Telescope Imaging 
Spectrograph.

Results of the selection will be announced in mid to late December 1999.