sofia sssc program status robert meyer program manager february 18, 2010
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SOFIA SSSC Program Status Robert Meyer Program Manager February 18, 2010. Significant Progress!. Open Door Flights have been highly successful 100% Open Door Flight completed; December 18, 2009 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
SOFIA SSSCProgram Status
Robert Meyer Program ManagerFebruary 18, 2010
Significant Progress!
• Open Door Flights have been highly successful– 100% Open Door Flight completed; December 18, 2009
• The Upper Rigid Door (URD) was opened incrementally to 100% of the Aperture opening, exposing the Cavity to the atmosphere for initial internal airflow and acoustics characterization tests
• Initial observations of the characteristics of the aircraft with the URD open up to 100% were benign, with no acoustics or aircraft handling issues
• Two Door Closed flights completed; January 14-15, 2010
– TA Activation flights successfully completed
– Aircraft Functional Check Flight (FCF), clean-up flight
• Envelope Expansion flight series started with the 23o (lowest) Aperture position on January 29, 2010 and completed Feb 11
– 10%, 40%, 70% and 100% Door Open flight envelope expansion at low altitudes / low speeds nearly completed
(Watch Flight Test Video)
• Landing with door open at 40% completed!2
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Door Open 40 % Landing, Feb. 11, 2010
Challenges
• Actual Schedules have taken longer than planned– Analyzing actual data to adjust plans
• Recent schedule performance has taken about 1.4 times longer than 70% JCL– Flight test objectives have been successful, but taking longer than anticipated
• Weather• Additional flights• Cavity Door Drive (CDDS) anomaly
• Dryden evaluating ideas to shorten path to ISF– Addition of staff needed to shorten Mission Systems installations and checkout– More co-location at the DAOF along with key test assets– Parallelizing appropriate serial tasks– Scrubbing flight test matrix / approach
• Program working mitigation approaches for longer-term schedule– Established a separate Segment 3 planning and schedule development team– Evaluating several shorter downtimes vs. 1 extended downtime in Segment 3
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Parallel Activities to reduce Segment 3 risk
2010 2011 2012
Ongoing Flight Activity
Seg III Planning Activity
Seg II Detailed plan &MCCS Upgrades Activity
Kevin, Dave, & John
John, Ting, Eric
MCCS Tracking
Seg III TrackingPlanning
Mike, Tom
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Challenges – cont’d • Actual Schedules have taken longer than planned
– Analyzing actual data to adjust plans• Recent schedule performance has taken about 1.4 times longer than 70% JCL
– Flight test objectives have been successful, but taking longer than anticipated• Weather• Additional flights• Cavity Door Drive (CDDS) anomaly
• Dryden evaluating ideas to shorten path to ISF– Addition of staff needed to shorten Mission Systems installations and checkout– More co-location at the DAOF along with key test assets– Parallelizing appropriate serial tasks– Scrubbing flight test matrix / approach
• Program working mitigation approaches for longer-term schedule– Established a separate Segment 3 planning and schedule development team– Evaluating several shorter downtimes vs. 1 extended downtime in Segment 3
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1. Cavity Cooling? (finish?)2. AIU (MCCS) ≈ 2 months A3. FMI (MCCS) ≈ 1 month A4. DAS (MCCS) ≈ 3 months A5. Workstations (MCCS) A
7. Cavity Cooling? ≈ 2 months? B 8. Coordinate Transform Updates*9. CDDS upgrades? = 2 months**10. AIU wiring start?11. DAS wiring start?12. MADS upgrades (Alarms/Alerts)
1. Avionics Upgrade ≈ 3 months A2. RVSM 3-4 weeks? A3. TA Upgrades ≈ 2 months A?4. WVM ≈ 2 weeks B5. Insulation ≈ 2 months off a/c C6. Mirror Coating ≈ 2-3 months C
Conceptual Segment 3 downtime re-structure
2011
2012
2012
2013
2013
2014
LOC
FOC
Observing Flights Instrument Commissioning Aircraft maintenance/Observatory upgrade Platform flights
1. Coordinate Transform Updates2. EPO3. CDDS and CECS upgrades
•Get Science data to the community earlier (SSPC recommendation)•Maintains Program momentum•Provides addition risk margin for downtimes
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Program Status (1of 2)
• Program prioritizing the remaining FY10 reserves to accommodate Platform surge, additional workforce and contract costs
• FORCAST Science Instrument is at DAOF– Initial integration and line ops in early-Spring
• FIFI-LS funding discontinued by Max Planck Institute– DLR/DSI investigating options to provide continuity in funding
• Continuing Phase 1 of EVM implementation / reporting; anticipate having full EVM reporting capability by May Monthly report
• Program will re-run Joint Confidence Level (JCL) analysis to support re-baseline activity with Science Mission Directorate and Agency
• Reviewing SOFIA Science Project Council report received on December 28, 2009– Concern for potential schedule slip to ISF– Minimize extended aircraft downtime– Re-evaluate remaining instrument suite
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Program Status (2 of 2)• Operations Simulations
– Operations Sim 7 slated for Feb 11-12 at DAOF
• Sim 7 is basically a detailed planning session for Sim 8
• Sim 8 will be a subset of FORCAST Line Ops #1
• Data Cycle System– v1.2 – SS archival software and Basic Science call for Proposals
• Testing complete• Report in review• FCA/PCA on v1.2.1 (resolution of any outstanding problem reports) on Feb 26
• SOFIA Science/New Instrument Workshop– Scheduled June 6-8, 2010, Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Grove, CA– 11 invited speakers (confirmed) who are theorists and/or observational astronomers. Instrumentation presentations
to be given by poster only to provide for a level playing field during the proposal evaluations.
– Electronic registration form has gone live as of today.
• Pipeline status:– Coordinating site visits to some of the major NASA observatory science centers to discuss “best practices and
lessons learned” with the associated pipeline managers.– These discussions should aid in developing the SOFIA pipeline process.
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FORCAST at DAOF
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Just Unpacked Loading onto lab stand
FORCAST Instrument Readiness Room
Upcoming Events
Level 1 Delta Systems Requirement Review; February 16-17, 2010 SOFIA Science Steering Committee (SSSC) in Palmdale; February 18, 2010
• Science Instrument Trimester Review (SITR) at Palmdale; February 19, 2010
• OCE Assessment; Week of March 1, 2010
• Standing Review Board; March 22-25, 2010
• Completion of 23-degree Envelope Expansion flights; late-March, 2010
• FORCAST line ops April/May 2010
• SMD Program Management Council; April 14, 2010
• Agency Program Management Council; April 21, 2010
• TA Characterization and first light flight late April or early May
• Initial Science Flight (ISF) fall 2010
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Segment 2 – Tracking dates
TA Characterization
2010TA Characterization/First Light attempt
TA Misalignment
(daytime)
Science Flight Platform Flight TA Flight Ground Testing Data Analysis Contingency Flight
Created 2/11/2010
ISF
Segment 2 – Tracking dates
Science Flight Platform Flight TA Flight Ground Testing Data Analysis Contingency Flight
2011
Created 2/11/2010
Segment 3 – Tracking
2012
2012
2013
2013
2014
2014
LOC
FOC
Observing Flights Instrument Commissioning Aircraft maintenance/Observatory upgrade Platform flights 14
Created 2/2/2010
Milestone Program
IDTracking Dates 70% JCL Risk Current PCA
Milestone 1st Flight (Aircraft Functional Checks)
L1-03212/09/09
(Completed)11/19/09
Segment 3 SRR L1-107 2/16/10 12/16/09
1st Open Door Flight L1-101 12/18/09 1/28/10
FORCAST Line Ops L1-102 5/12/10 3/30/10
First Light Opportunity L1-103 4/23/10 4/29/10
ISF – Short Science 1 Flights L1-037 10/22/10 10/26/10 8/2009
Envelope Expansion #2 L1-106 12/13/10 12/17/10
Segment 3 Progress Review L1-108 11/12/10 3/31/11
GREAT Line Ops L1-104 2/23/11 4/12/11
Short Science 2 Flights L1-105 3/10/11 5/11/11
Basic Science Flights L1-046 4/15/11 6/10/11
FIFI-LS Line Ops L1-110 7/1/11 8/30/11
FIFI-LS Science Flights L1-109 7/11/11 9/14/11
TA V&V / Aircraft Performance Flights L1-047 8/8/11 10/6/11
Open Door Flight Test Complete L1-052 9/2/11 11/10/11 9/2010
Limited Operation Capability (LOC) L1-055 10/24/12 3/18/13
Full Operational Capability (FOC) L1-056 8/12/14 12/16/14 12/2014
Program Key Milestones
Re-sequenced to moveTA Characterization / First LightEarlier
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Level - 2 Waterfall
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Level - 3 Waterfall
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SOFIA Program Risk Status• Threat Status
– Currently tracking 84 Open Threats• 15 Open Door (18%)
• 41 Early Science (49%)
• 20 Segment 3 (24%)
• 4 LOC (5%)
• 3 FOC (4%)
• 1 Overall (1%)
– Completed Quarterly Threat Review in late December
• Risk Status– Changes since last Quarterly:
• SOF-RSK-003 (Cavity Door System Failure):
– Closed out two mitigations, Reduced RAC from 12 to 8
• SOF-RSK-010 (Unacceptable Cavity Acoustics):
– Closed out two mitigations, Reduced Likelihood from 3 to 2.5 (RAC unchanged)
• SOF-RSK-015 (Inadequate Segment 2 System Performance):
– Closed out one mitigation, Reduced Likelihood from 3 to 2.75 (RAC unchanged)
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ApproachM - Mitigate
W - Watch
A - Accept
R - Research
Med
High
Low
Criticality L x C Trend
Decreasing (Improving)
Increasing (Worsening)
Unchanged
New Since Last Period
[Risks are identified and trended from last review to current review]
Program Risk Management Matrix
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SOFIA Program Risk Waterfall
* RAC as averaged over the 12 open Program Risks
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Open Door V&V/FCF/Open Door
Flight Mitigations
Open Door V&V/FCF/Open Door
Flight Mitigations
TA Characterization and First Light
TA Characterization and First Light
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Near-term Program Challenges• Simultaneously conduct flight testing, SI integration and test, and
accomplish re-baseline activity
– Schedule• Establish a realize-able risk-adjusted schedule
– Center near-term recovery effort– More timely and accurate schedule planning
– Implementing EVM and re-running JCL• IMS re-structuring• Update threat integration• Update resources
– Conducting flights in a safe and efficient manner
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Program Summary• Program completed 10% door open flight and 100% door open flight prior to end of 2009
calendar year– Highly successful with no acoustic or aircraft handling issues– Mission Systems operating well
• Program accomplished the TA activation and started Open Door Envelope Expansion flights– Successfully completed door open at 40% landing
• FORCAST arrived at the DAOF, February 8, 2010
• Program is working with Dryden Center Management to achieve longer-term schedule commitments to Initiation of Science (ISF)
• Program considering adding a JCL threat that accounts for the schedule continually being under-planned and increasing the maximum schedule impact of the flight test threat
• Program is in close coordination / contact with DLR and monitoring FIFI-LS funding situation
• Expecting EVM / JCL runs with re-structured IMS in early-March to support the SRB and the Agency re-baseline
• Program considering changing Limited operating capability (LOC) milestone to Initial Operating Capability (IOC)
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