The SDO systems and subsystem teams continue preparing for upcoming subsystem PDRs by generating and reviewing subsystem specifications, Level 3 requirements documents, subsystem ICDs and submitting them to the SDO CM system for final baseline review. A number of subsystems are making final preparations for their upcoming subsystem PDRs. This week, the Thermal subsystem and the GN&C subsystem (flight dynamics, propulsion, ACS) both held their subsystem PDRs. Both these review were very complete and demonstrated the maturity of the development effort thus far, and were very well received by their respective review teams. In addition, the Subsystem Power Node (SPN) team held their peer review & the Mechanical team revisited their trade on actuators for deployment, but currently are still baselining the QUKNUT actuator. Work continued on the HGAS Actuator SOW and SPEC in preparation for its procurement. The systems team continues to work with subsystems to review and close open action items and RFAs from previous peer reviews and from the SDO SRR/SCR. The systems team continues to work with the subsystems in evaluating their implementation concepts from a reliability perspective and developing reliability models to help evaluate subsystem reliability enhancements. Finally, the systems team met with a cross-section of representatives from the Instrument, C&DH, ground system, radiation and parts groups to address the ATMEL SMCS Lite radiation susceptibility issue and worked with them to develop a plan of action to test and verify (prior to mission PDR) that this part meets the flight radiation requirements. We made considerable progress establishing key dates & time frames leading up to our confirmation. They are as follows: AIA Instrument accommodation PDR - between late 2/04 & early 3/04 Mission PDR - March 9-12, 2004 AIA Delta PDR - Mid 4/04 GSFC PMC CRR - late 4/04 (LWS Program working on the date) Briefing to Code S Deputy AA - mid to late 5/04 EPMC CRR - 5/26/04 Agency PMC - 6/2/04 In the area of the Instruments, a key accomplishment was the completion of final negotiations with HMI for the Phase CDE contract. This contract will be finalized early next year after HMI returns from their extended holiday leave period. Our attention now turns to finalizing the EVE letter contract for the same phase. With regard to the ongoing CCD development, ambient probe image tests on the thin and thick gates batches have been completed with yield projections of 20% for both batches. These are still very encouraging initial results for this new 4k x 4k format. Image quality is good and the number of noticeable blemishes are consistent with requirements. The second runs of the thick and thin gates batches have started. Detailed CCD functional performance checks of these initial devices will be conducted with a set of readout camera electronics in mid-January. The camera electronics will provide a complete electrical interface and signal to drive the CCDs. In addition, the CCDs will be cooled to reduce background noise. These tests will include visible light imaging tests and are more representative of the flight conditions, thus providing a better measure of expected performance. The HMI team received a draft copy of the HMI PDR RFAs from the project this week. The project is also working to update the HMI ICD for the ICD meeting in mid-January 2004. The updates should be completed by January 6. A potential supplier, Sonoma Photonics, of the front window and blocker filter was visited by HMI for a review. e2v received the CCD specification and SOW as part of a formal RFP, with the Camera Electronics Box RFP soon to follow. HMI also hosted a visit from the LWS program which involved discussions on Data Archiving and Distribution & how rapidly AIA could come up to speed to meet PDR and Confirmation dates. The initial AIA ICD meeting is tentatively set for mid-January, in conjunction with the previously scheduled HMI TIM, and will begin addressing primary interface accommodations. Lockheed Martin and Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory continue to assess their requirements prior to the January TIM in addition to assessing the need/resources for increasing the quantity of Guide Telescopes from 2 to 4. Discussions of the preliminary AIA PDR, focusing on requirements and I/F accommodations, were initiated; follow-up conversations will generate a proposed agenda for the review. The EVE team delivered its PDR presentation package in preparation for the review next week at LASP. The package was quickly uploaded to a temporary restricted access website and instructions for access were sent to the attendees. A strong group of support people from the SDO project will be attending along with the Code 300 team lead by Tom Cygnarowicz & a few IRT members. Steve Merrihew delivered Draft #3 of the EVE ICD this week which incorporates comments from the interface meeting held this Fall. The Data Distribution System team is in the process of purchasing the prototype decoders (viterbi) and encoders from IN-SNEC and TSI. Ground System peer reviews are scheduled for January and February. The network and communications peer review will be the first and will occur mid January. The Mission Operations Center (MOC) is ramping up trades on the mission planning & trending systems. In the area of CM & Project Support, the team met with the intranet database programmer to discuss comments on the CCR module and to work through some issues. In order to help team members, the CM team put together helpful hints for querying, submitting, reviewing, & providing comments associated with documentation. We've also been entering documentation submitted by team members, as well as updating the action item listing. In preparation for a few new offices in Building 29, Room 360, we began coordination with the contractor to review the scope of the job including disassembly, storage, deliveries, & construction. Thanks, Ken