Flight Projects Directorate Introduction

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Flight Projects Directorate Introduction
Areas of Interest
Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL 35812
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MSFC Organization
Office of Director
Office of Chief Financial Officer
Safety and Mission Assurance Office
Equal Opportunity Office
Procurement Office
IG Field Office
Chief Counsel
- Matrix Support
Space Shuttle Projects Office
Systems Management Office
Customer and Employee Relations Directorate
Space Transportation Directorate
Center Operations Directorate
Engineering Directorate
Flight Projects Directorate
Science Directorate
- Propulsion Module - X-38 DPS
- Microgravity Projects
- Matrix Support
- Matrix Support
- Nodes 2 3 - SL Pallets - TMAS - ECLSS -
Payload OPS - POIC - MPLM - ICM
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Flight Projects Directorate Team Members

• Lanny Upton
• lanny.upton_at_nasa.gov
• Mail Code FD01
• 256-544-6590
• Tom Bechtel
• tom.bechtel_at_nasa.gov
• Mail Code FD20
• 256-544-7160
• Cynthia Frost
• cynthia.frost_at_nasa.gov
• Mail Code FD43
• 256-544-0628
• Debrah Underwood
• debrah.b.underwood_at_nasa.gov
• Mail Code FD30
• 256-544-2191

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FD Charter

• MISSION STATEMENT
• The Flight Projects Directorate (FD)
  conceptualizes, develops, integrates, and
  operates flight and ground systems in support of
  NASAs objectives.
• RESPONSIBILITIES
• Manages the project planning, budgeting,
  scheduling, engineering design, development,
  testing, and cost control of assigned flight
  hardware programs/projects.
• Directs and conducts mission operations for
  assigned missions.
• Manages, develops, and operates mission ground
  systems to providecommand and control capability
  for flight payloads and systems.
• Provides management oversight of future space
  flight projects assigned to MSFC that are
  crosscutting functions associated with immediate
  and longrange objectives and goals of NASA and
  MSFC.
• Exercises authority for the overall management of
  the Chandra X-Ray Observatory Program.
• Directs cargo integration effort consisting of
  analytical and physical integration activities to
  successfully interface cargo to carriers,
  carriers to Launch Vehicle, or cargo to launch
  Vehicle.
• Provides technical excellence in operations and
  integration activities in support of space
  transportation systems at MSFC.

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FD Core Competencies
1.1
1.2
1.3
Future Systems Concept Development
Flight Systems Development
Environmental Control Life Support
Lead studies develop concepts
Design, build operate hardware
Provide analysis discipline expertise
Ground Support Systems Design,
Development, Verification Operation
1.6
1.4
1.5
Cargo Integration
Space Systems Operations
Design, analyze integrate missions
Conceive, plan, train, fly missions
Develop implement mission support architectures
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FD Core Competencies Examples
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Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of Current FD
Projects
TRL General NASA Definition 9 Actual
system flight proven on operational flight
8 Actual system completed and flight qualified
through test and demonstration 7 System
prototype demonstrated in flight environment
6 System/subsystem model or prototype
demonstrated/validated in a relevant
environment 5 Component and/or breadboard
verification in a relevant environment
4 Component and/or breadboard test in a
laboratory environment 3 Analytical and
experimental critical function, or characteristic
proof-of-concept 2 Technology concept and/or
application formulated (candidate selected)
1 Basic principles observed and reported
System Test and Operations
System/Subsystem Development
Technology Demonstration
Technology Development
Research to Prove Feasibility
Basic Technology Research
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Integration of High Pressure Gas Tanks
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Regenerative Environmental Control and Life
Support Systems (ECLSS) Racks
Urine Processor Pumps (M)
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LIQUID SEPARATOR

• Function
• Removes Free Gas From Inlet Waste Water

Vent Solenoid
Motor
Control Mechanism
Rotating Disks Assy
Vent Solenoid
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Flight Systems Development
Node 3
Chandra
EXPRESS Rack 1 Integrated with Payloads
Water Recovery System
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Space Systems Operations
End-to-End Low Cost Vehicle Operations Developmen
t
Secure Web Based Interface
Crew Equipment/Restraint Systems
Payload Operations Integration
Current Computer based Onboard Crew Training
Materials
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Ground Systems Department Overview

• We provide and operate ground systems (data,
  voice, video) that support spaceflight systems
  and spaceflight operations.
• Spans entire life cycle of system delivery
• Conceptualization, requirements, prototyping,
  design, development, test, delivery,
  verification, operations, maintenance and
  sustaining engineering.

Deliver Real-time Systems for CC of spacecraft,
telemetry science data
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Ground Support Facility Design, Development,
Verification, and Operations
Payload Operations Integration Center
IVoDS Users Client
TReK Workstation
IVoDS Collaboration Tool
Low Cost Test Infrastructure Using a Wireless
WAN/LAN, TReK and IVoDS
Networking
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Areas of Interest

• Developing space systems
• Damping of launch vibrations
• Microbial control in pressurized environments
• Human to machine interface/operations
• Water recovery from waste
• Oxygen generation
• C02 removal
• Waste management
• Plug and play concepts for modular subsystems
• Data and commanding of payload systems
• Seals and sealing concepts failure control
  self healing
• Highly adaptable sensors
• Modular interfaces such as Ethernet
• Crew training processes
• Minimal interface restraints for cargo storage
• Reduced structural testing

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Waste and Hygiene Compartment (WHC) Integrated
Assembly Concept
Rack 1 Crew Hygiene
Rack 2 Waste Management
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ISS Urine Concept Schematic
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STS Commode Schematic
Transport Tube
Plenum Bacteria Filter
Waste Can
Odor/Bacteria Filter
Air Out
P
Air Diverter Valve
(1)
Commode Fan
Air Out
Check Valve
(2)
Orifice Plate
Commode Fan
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Cargo Integration Concepts
Ranger
SPDM-UF4
Hubble Servicing Flights HST 03 and HST 04
Potential Mounted ORUs
Cupola-LF3
ISS 14A Rails
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Acronym List

• C C Command and Control
• CO2 Carbon Dioxide
• EDO Extended Duration Orbiter
• FRAM Flight Releasable Attachment Mechanism
• GSD Ground Systems Department
• HOSC Huntsville Operations Support Center
• HST Hubble Space Telescope
• ISS International Space Station
• LF3 Logistics Flight 3

• N2 Nitrogen
• ORU Orbital Replacement Unit
• SPDM Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator
• TRL Technology Readiness Level
• UF4 Utilization Flight 4
• VRA Volatile Removal Assembly
• VCD Vapor Collection Distillation
• WCS Waste Collection System