Project's systems
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
73
Receiving/processing telemetry
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
45
Project testbeds
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
68
Payloads
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
74
Aircraft / Spacecraft
The aircraft or spacecraft that serves as the platform for
carrying payload(s), instrument(s), humans, and other
mission-oriented equipment in space or air to the mission
destination(s) to achieve the mission objectives. The
aircraft or spacecraft may be a single aircraft or
spacecraft or multiple crafts/modules (i.e. cruise stage,
orbiter, lander, or rover modules). Each craft/module of
the system includes the following subsystems as
appropriate: Crew, Power, Command & Data Handling,
Telecommunications, Mechanical, Thermal, Propulsion,
Guidance Navigation and Control, Wiring Harness, and Flight
Software. This element also includes all design,
development, production, assembly, test efforts and
associated GSE to deliver the completed system for
integration with the launch vehicle and payload. This
element does not include integration and test with payloads
and other project systems.
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2007-01-16
31
Other associated launch services
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
57
Propulsion
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
38
Orbit determination
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
48
Launch vehicle
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
54
Guidance Navigation and Control
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
39
Trajectory analysis
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
47
Informal education
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
81
Disposal of remaining mission resources
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
52
Science / Technology
This element includes the managing, directing, and
controlling of the science investigation aspects, as well
as leading, managing, and performing the technology
demonstration elements of the Project. The costs incurred
to cover the Principal Investigator, Project Scientist,
science team members, and equivalent personnel for
technology demonstrations are included. Specific
responsibilities include defining the science or
demonstration requirements; ensuring the integration of
these requirements with the payloads,
aero-craft/spacecraft; ground systems, mission operations;
providing the algorithms for data processing and analyses;
and performing data analysis and archiving. This element
excludes hardware and software for on-board science
investigative instruments / payloads.
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2007-01-16
25
Software engineering
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
7
Launch operations
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
56
Systems Integration and Testing
This element includes the hardware, software, procedures
and project-owned facilities required to perform the
integration and testing of the project's systems, payloads,
aircraft / spacecraft, launch vehicle / services, and
mission operations.
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2007-01-16
72
Education and Public Outreach
Provide for the education and public outreach (EPO)
responsibilities of NASA's missions, projects, and programs
in alignment with the Strategic plan for Education
(Includes management and coordinated activities, formal
education, informal education, public outreach, media
support, and web site development).
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2007-01-16
78
Specialty engineering
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
8
Mechanical
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
36
Integrated test planning
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
11
Design
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
60
Maneuver analysis
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
49
Configuration control
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
13
Power
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
33
Payload
This element includes the equipment provided for special
purposes in addition to the normal equipment (i.e. GSE)
integral to the aero-craft or spacecraft. This includes
leading, managing, and implementing the hardware and
software payloads that perform the scientific experimental
and data gathering functions placed on board the aero-craft
or spacecraft, as well as the technology demonstration for
the mission.
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2007-01-16
30
System requirements writing
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
12
Thermal
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
37
Tracking
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
43
Human rating
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
9
Work Breakdown Structure
WBS
Approved
Descriptor
2007-01-16
2007-01-16
87
Technical oversight
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
14
Development
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
61
Command & Data Handling
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
34
Non-project owned facilities
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
4
Telemetry and Radiometric data
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
65
Project Management
The business and administrative planning, organizing,
directing, coordinating, controlling, and approval
processes used to accomplish overall Project objectives,
which are not associated with specific hardware or software
elements. This element includes project reviews and
documentation (including NEPA), non-project owned
facilities, and project reserves. It excludes costs
associated with technical planning and management, and
costs associated with delivering specific engineering,
hardware and software products.
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2007-01-16
1
Wiring Harness
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
40
Crew
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
32
Providing the algorithms for data processing and analyses
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
28
Ground System(s)
The complex of equipment, hardware, software, networks, and
mission-unique facilities required to conduct mission
operations of the aero-craft or spacecraft systems and
payloads. This complex includes the computers,
communications, operating systems, and networking equipment
needed to interconnect and host the Mission Operations
software. This element includes the design, development,
implementation, integration, test and the associated
support equipment of the ground system, including the
hardware and software needed for processing, archiving and
distributing telemetry and radiometric data and for
commanding the aeronautical or space craft. Also includes
the operations, maintenance, and disposal of the project
testbeds and project-owned facilities. This element does
not include integration and test with the other project
systems and conducting mission operations.
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2007-01-16
58
Planning (Organizing, directing, coordinating, controlling)
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
2
Web site development
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
84
Public outreach
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
82
Safety assessment
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
23
Systems Engineering
The technical and management efforts of directing and
controlling an integrated engineering effort for the
project. This element includes the efforts to define the
project vehicle - ground system, conducting trade studies;
the integrated planning and control of the technical
program efforts of design engineering, software
engineering, specialty engineering, human rating, system
architecture development, and integrated test planning,
system requirements writing, configuration control,
technical oversight, control and monitoring of the
technical program, and risk management activities.
Documentation Products include mission/system requirements
document (MSRD); interface control documents (ICDs); Risk
Management Plan and Verification and Validation (V&V) Plan.
Excludes any design engineering costs.
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2007-01-16
6
Commanding
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
44
Approval processes
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
3
System architecture development
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
10
Mission Operations System
The management of the development and implementation of
personnel, procedures, documentation and training required
to conduct mission operations. This element includes
tracking, commanding, receiving/processing telemetry,
analyses of system status, trajectory analysis, orbit
determination, maneuver analysis, target body
orbit/ephemeris updates, logistics, and disposal of
remaining mission resources at end-of-mission. The same WBS
structure is used for Phase E Mission Operation Systems but
with inactive elements defined as ""not applicable"".
However, different accounts must be used for Phase E due to
NASA cost reporting requirements. This element does not
include integration and test with the other project systems.
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2007-01-16
42
Review and verification of practices and procedures
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
24
Safety and Mission Assurance
The technical and management efforts of directing and
controlling the safety and mission assurance elements of
the project. This element includes design, development,
safety assessment, review, and verification of practices
and procedures and mission success criteria intended to
assure that the delivered aero-craft/spacecraft, ground
systems, mission operations, and payload(s) meet
performance requirements and function for their intended
lifetimes. This element excludes mission and product
assurance efforts at partners/ subcontractors other than a
review/oversight function, and the direct costs of
environmental testing. Product assurance efforts should be
distributed to each separate product/deliverable WBS
element.
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2007-01-16
20
Target body orbit/ephemeris updates
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
50
Test and the associated support equipment
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
64
Analyses of system status
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
46
Launch vehicle integration
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
55
Logistics
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
51
Distributing
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
67
Project reserves.
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
5
Risk management
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
16
Archiving
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
66
Flight Software
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
41
Media support
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
83
Formal education
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
80
Maintenance
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
70
Flight Systems and Ground Support
FSGS
Approved
Descriptor
2007-01-16
2007-01-16
2007-01-16
85
Telecommunications
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
35
Interface control documents (ICDs)
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
18
Integration
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
63
Management and coordinated activities
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
79
Ground System Hardware and Software
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
59
Disposal
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
71
Defining the science or demonstration requirements
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
26
Performing data analysis and archiving.
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
29
Control and monitoring of the technical program
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
15
Mission operations
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
77
Implementation
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
62
Launch Vehicle / Services
The management and implementation of activities required to
place the aircraft or spacecraft directly into its
operational environment, or on a trajectory towards its
intended target. This element includes launch vehicle;
launch vehicle integration; launch operations; any other
associated launch services (frequently includes an
upper-stage propulsion system), and associated ground
support equipment. This element doesn't include the
integration and test with the other project systems.
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2007-01-16
76
Operations
Provisional
Descriptor
2006-12-22
2006-12-22
69