“It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow

1. Welcome to NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Supply Chain 2008 2nd Annual Supply Chain Quality Assurance Conference October 28, 2008 Goddard’s Outlook Rick Obenschain Deputy Director “It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow.” Dr. Robert H. Goddard1882 - 1945

2. NASA GSFC Encompasses Facilities Across the U.S. • Goddard Space Flight Center, Maryland • Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia • IV&V Facility, West Virginia • Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York • White Sands Ground Station, New Mexico WFF WSTF GSFC IV&V GISS

3. NASA GSFC Launches: An Unparalleled History of Mission Success • 1959 - 2008 Spacecraft Failures Launch Vehicle Failures Successes COBE Mission results in 2006 Nobel Prize Successes = 247 Launch Vehicle Failures = 32 Spacecraft Failures = 11 Since 1974 : Successes = 138 Launch Vehicle Failures = 12 Spacecraft Failures = 1

4. NASA GSFC’s Diverse Mission Portfolio