The Proposing Team formulated the scientific aims of the Daedalus mission and submitted the concept of this mission to ESA's Earth Explorer 10 call.
Members of the Proposing Team:
| Name | Institute | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Theodoros Sarris | Democritus University of Thrace / Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering | Greece |
| Elsayed Tallat | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / Satellite and Information Service | USA |
| Minna Palmroth | University of Helsinki | Finland |
| Iannis Dandouras | IRAP, Université de Toulouse III Paul Sabatier | France |
| Errico Armandillo | Space Engineering Consultant | The Netherlands |
| Guram Kervalishvili | GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences / Helmholtz Centre Potsdam | Germany |
| Stephan Buchert | Swedish Institute of Space Physics | Sweden |
| David Malaspina | University of Colorado / Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics | USA |
| Allison Jaynes | University of Iowa | USA |
| Nikolaos Paschalidis | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | USA |
| John Sample | Montana State University | USA |
| Jasper Halekas | University of Iowa | USA |
| Stelios Tourgaidis | Democritus University of Thrace / Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineeringtd | Greece |
| Vaios Lappas | Athena Research & Innovation Centre | Greece |
| Mark Clilverd | British Antarctic Survey | UK |
| Qian Wu | NCAR | High Altitude Observatory | USA |
| Ingmar Sandberg | Space Applications & Research Consultancy (SPARC) | Greece |
| Anita Aikio | University of Oulu, Ionospheric Physics Unit | Finland |