STATUS/ACCOMPLISHMENTS
We successfully completed our internal project status review (cost, 
schedule, technical) with each SDO subsystem lead.  The systems team 
concluded their work investigating the Subsys Data Node (SDN) backplane 
implementation options by selecting the cPCI backplane as the SDN baseline. 
The next step is for the team to generate a clear development and support 
MOU between the project and the technical support organizations to ensure 
all SDN subsystems have a clear technical path and support agreement 
towards cCPI implementation.  In other areas, the update to the data 
capture budget is nearly complete, with the goal of distributing this 
information for final review to the SDO team prior to baselining thru 
CM.  In addition, the system team compiled and forwarded documentation 
concerning SDO SCR RFAs (Single point failures, reliability, deployables) 
to members of the Independent Review Team for review and in preparation for 
a meeting at GSFC later in the month.

The ground system team put out an RFI for the Viterbi decoders, a critical 
part of the Data Distribution System (DDS) front end processing 
design.  The team also contacted possible vendors and suppliers to help 
ensure a good response to the RFI.  We also received approval for the first 
Mission Operations Center (MOC) space modification from the space 
utilization committee. This modification is the rotation of the MOC floor 
plan by 90 degrees to better facilitate equipment 
design/layout.  Additionally, the ground system team has continued to make 
progress on the development schedule, Operations Concept Document (OCD), 
and the Detailed Mission Requirements Document (DMR).

On the Education & Public Outreach front, we have partnered with the 
Chesapeake Children's Museum (CCM).  Our first event/effort was this past 
Wednesday when we supported the Annapolis Public Works Expo.  We had our 
NASA Banner along with several images from SOHO displayed on our table to 
show students and generate conversation about the Sun and why we need to 
learn more about it to benefit our lives etc... In addition to talking 
about NASA and explaining how the Sun Spotters work, our SDO team assisted 
students in making Sun Catchers.  The Mayor of Annapolis was there as well 
as several folks from different local papers.  The Director of Public Works 
also gave us a mention during her luncheon awards ceremony.  Debbie Wood, 
the museum director, is very excited to be working with us and believes 
that NASA will be a wonderful resource for CCM.  I thank Barbara & Terri 
for a job well done.  We will be supporting future community outreach 
efforts in conjunction with the Museum's programs.

In the area of CM, we officially released the GSFC Integrated Independent 
Review Plan and the Mission Assurance Requirements Document which were both 
approved by the Center & Code 300 respectively.

Thanks,
Ken

[ Attachment (text/x-html): 3060 bytes
  Character set: iso-8859-1
  Encoded with "quoted-printable" ]