Decadal Survey Tier 1 Missions Road to Mission Concept review

1. Decadal Survey Tier 1 MissionsRoad to Mission Concept review Mary DiJoseph ESM Program Deputy Technical

2. Outline • Introduction • Decadal Survey Tier 1 mission status • Road to Mission Concept Review (MCR) and Key Decision Point (KDP) A • Study guidelines • NPR 7123 requirements for Mission Concept Review (MCR) • NPR 7120.5 requirements for KDP-A • Mission Concept Study Report content

3. Tier 1 Mission Status • NASA’s goal for the Tier 1 missions is to have all missions in or ready for Phase A by October 2009 • Must complete Mission Concept Review • SMAP completed Mission Concept Review in July 2008 and KDP-A (a presentation to the Science Mission Directorate Program Management Council) on September 12, 2008. SMAP is officially in Phase A. • ICESAT II is on track to conduct MCR in February 2009. • CLARREO and DESDyni both plan to conduct MCR in September/October 2009

4. Earth Science Projects Division Decadal Survey Master Schedule As of 10/14/2008 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2014 2020 KDP-A 09/08 MDR 02/09 MCR 06/08 PDR 12/09 CDR 12/10 SIR 10/11 PER 04/12 PSR KDP-C SMAP (Soil Moisture And Precipitation) LRD 03/13 KDP-B 04/09 KDP-D 12/11 02/10 01/13 MDR 11/09 KDP-C 01/11 NET LRD 11/14 PER 08/13 PDR 11/10 SIR 05/13 PSR NLT LRD 03/16 MCR 02/09 ICESAT II (Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite) CDR 09/11 KDP-A 04/09 KDP-B 01/10 KDP-D 07/13 09/14 Launch Readiness Window MCR 09/09 Pre-Phase A Mission Trade Studies Launch Readiness Window CLARREO (Climate Absolute Radiance and Refractivity Observatory) MCR 09/09 Pre-Phase A Mission Trade Studies Launch Readiness Window DESDynI (Deformation, Ecosystem Structure and Dynamics of Ice) International Hydrology Work Workshop 10/21 – 10/23 SWOT (Surface Water Ocean Topography) ASCENDS (Active Sensing of CO2 Emissions over Nights, Days, and Seasons) ASCENDS Workshop @ U of Michigan 07/23 – 07/25 ACE Science Working Group Meeting 11/06/2008 ACE (Aerosol - Cloud – Ecosystems) GEO-CAPE Workshop @ U of North Carolina 08/18 – 08/20 GEO-CAPE (Geostationary Coastal and Air Pollution Events) Imaging Spectrometer and Infrared Imager - Science Workshop 10/21 – 10/23 HyspIRI (Hyperspectral Infrared Imager) Milestone Duration Bar Progress/Status Bar Completed Milestone Study Phase

5. Earth Science Projects Division And Earth Systematic Missions Program Office Associate Director/ Earth Systematic Missions Program Manager Gilberto Colon Program Integration Manager Paul Brandinger Secretary Donna Mudd ESM Performing Centers ARC: TBD GSFC: Laurie Leshin LaRC: Leila Vann JPL: Diane Evans Senior Scientist Vacant NOAA Projects Marty Davis • NOAA N’ • GOES N-P • NPOESS IPO Systems Safety & Mission Assurance/300 Program Business Office Program Business Manager Jonathan Bryson Deputy Program Business Manager Tracy Felton (Acting) Program Support Manager Katy Mikkelsen Program Systems Manager (ITA)/500 Nick Speciale Procurement Manager Steven Kramer PAO Sarah Dewitt ESM Operations & Data Systems Deputy Program Manager Gilberto Colon (Acting) Instrument Technology & Development Deputy Associate Director Mary DiJoseph (Acting) • Advanced Studies & Strategic Capability • Deputy Associate Director/ Technical • Mary DiJoseph • DPM-Resources, DS Missions • Kathy Shifflett • Systems Engineer/590 • Norman Rioux • Program Instrument Systems Mgr Bernie Graf ESM Flight Deputy Director/Program Manager David Mitchell • LDCM • GPM • Glory • NPP • ESMO • ESDIS • Ground Systems Capability • TSIS (NOAA) • CERES FM6 (NOAA) • Instrument Studies • SMAP (JPL) • ICESat II (GSFC) • CLARREO • DesDynI • Decadal Survey studies Draft- 10/15/08 __________________________ Signature /date

6. Role of the Earth Systematic Missions Program Office in Decadal Survey • All Decadal Survey Missions are directed missions and will be managed by the Earth Systematic Missions (ESM) Program office, housed at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). • This is former EOS Program Office renamed and re-envigorated for the Decadal Survey • Directed missions are managed by the implementing Center (LaRC for CLARREO) with oversight and assistance as needed or requested from ESM-PO • EMS-PO develops performance standards and provides independent assessments for all Decadal Survey missions • While housed at GSFC the ESM incorporates expertise from across NASA • In particular including science and instrument expertise from LaRC and JPL

7. NASA’s Project Lifecycle CLARREO is here Need to be here by October 2009

8. Road to MCR and KDP-A: The Mission Study Process • Conduct studies and analyses to derive the Level 1 requirements (Science, engineering, cost and schedule) • Complete an analysis of alternatives resulting in a conceptual design, and conduct Mission Concept Review • Prepare for approval all documents required in NPR 7120.5D (NASA Space Flight Program and Project Management Requirements) 8

9. Study Guidelines: the study process Pre-Phase A is an iterative process. Crucial to conducting a successful study is agreement on a set of realistic mission objectives and their flowdown to science and measurement requirements that are documented in the mission’s Level 1 Requirements.

10. Study Goals & Objectives • Establish performance metrics, develop and document the mission science requirements (Level 1 requirements), explore the full range of implementation options, define an affordable project concept to meet requirements specified in the Level 1’s, identify needed technologies, and begin preliminary development of the Project Plan. • Define the best mission that fits within the allocated resources and bring the mission to Phase A maturity. Mission Study Teams should explore the optimum range of cost, schedule, and capability that will maximize the science/cost ratio across the entire Decadal Survey flight program.

11. Study Guidelines: activities • Investigate: • Potential Partnerships with non-NASA organizations • Instrument and mission design and development options, including make/buy decisions and alternative mission operations approaches • Conduct trades: • Science requirements, trying to identify the significant cost vs. performance parameters • Mission risk (looking for cost vs. reliability drivers) • Technology • Acquisition Strategy • Mission operations approach • Data Processing and distribution approach • Access to space (launch vehicle selection; co manifest; etc)

12. Study Guidelines: study schedule should include these activities • Detailed mission concept definition • Sensitivity analyses (science measurement requirements and instrument performance parameters) • Cost estimates • Risk assessments • System impacts of new technology infusion • Concept validation • Mission trade space modeling • Study reports and archived models • Level 1 requirement definition • Temporal and spatial resolution requirements. • Measurement accuracy requirement as a function of spatial resolution. • Effect of orbit selection on mission performance. • Mission lifetime. • Other science requirements achievable by potential instrument combinations that could extend the mission applicability to other science questions. • Measurement(s) to be made • Science rationale (How measurements contribute to science question(s)) • Related measurements of complementary value • Define roles for international partners • Define a baseline instrument concept, including the rationale and key instrument performance parameters • Identify alternative instrument concepts • Define a spacecraft concept, including key spacecraft performance parameters • Identify launch requirements • Identify Supporting R&A investments • Identify Specific cal/val requirements • Generate a detail cost estimate for instrument, Ground System, MO& DA, Science, Project Management, Systems Engineering, and Flight Assurance. Parametric estimate for spacecraft. • Develop a detailed mission schedule (at least WBS Level 3 for instrument)

13. NPR 7123 requirements for MCR

14. NPR 7120.5 Requirements • Deliver the following products • Draft Level 1 requirements document • Preliminary Formulation Authorization Document • Mission Concept report • Preliminary Integrated Baseline

15. Mission Concept Study Report content • Mission Architecture and System Concept • Technology Maturity, Risk Assessment and Risk Mitigation • Mission Acquisition Approach • Cost and Schedule