The systems team continues to focus on reviewing and providing feedback on 
the SDO subsystem level 3 requirements documents in preparation for the 
upcoming SDO Mission PDR.  The first wave of these documents completed the 
review process and are being baselined by the SDO project as part of this 
week's CCB meeting.  The weekly SDO Systems Team meeting focused on a 
working discussion of updates to the SDO pointing/jitter/alignment budget, 
with the GN&C team providing inputs based on their recent trip to meet with 
the HMI and AIA instrument teams.  The Parts and systems teams met to focus 
on the goal of assembling and providing weekly parts updates for the 
project and subsystems teams.  The C&DH parts list was reviewed and 
modified as a pathfinder for the remainder of the subsystem parts 
updates.  The ground systems and systems team met to further define the 
operations concept development and documentation approach in preparation 
for further detailed definition of the SDO Ops Concept.   The systems team 
supported the Risk Management Review Board Meeting, providing inputs for 
reassessment and update of project risks.  The Integration & Test tiger 
team continued to make progress in defining the integration flow and 
documenting the planned activities in the Integration & Test Plan.  Each 
section of the Integration & Test Plan has been assigned to a team member 
to author.  A RFI was released for the High Gain Antenna System Gimbal 
Actuator procurement.  The RFI includes both a Specification and Statement 
of Work for possible vendors to review & provide comments.

In the area of the Instruments, the HMI team made progress on multiple 
fronts this week.  Light Machinery provided the test plan for the Michelson 
Interferometers and it is being reviewed by HMI.  The EDU process card and 
1553 cards were received and are being integrated into the HMI EGSE, and 
shutter parts and Lyot filter elements are on order.  The team also made 
progress in maturing their drawings, specifications, and schematics.  A no 
cost extension to the EVE contract is being sought to allow sufficient time 
to transition to the follow-on contract.  The CDRL, Instrument 
Specification and SOW are being finalized with the EVE team.  Based on last 
week's I/F working group discussions, SAO (AIA) sent a revised pointing 
error budget to LMSAL for review.  SAO also completed the procurement 
specification and SOW for mirror blanks.  LMSAL has started the planning to 
modify a vacuum chamber to support the mechanism life tests for both HMI 
and AIA.  CCRs to increase the AIA data rate and add two additional Guide 
Telescopes are being drafted for SDO CCB approval.  A tentative date of 
March 4th has been agreed with Code 300 for the initial AIA PDR.  Finally, 
preparations are complete for Risk Management discussions next week at HMI, 
AIA, & LASP.

The ground system team began delivering the first of their peer review 
packages, beginning with the Communication and Networks Peer Review 
scheduled for 1/28/04.  Drafts of the new MOMS and NENS contract task 
orders were started and will replace the current ground system IDIQs which 
end 1/31/04.

For CM & the Project Support team, we held a CCB on Wednesday, Jan. 21 to 
discuss & reach approval (next week) on 4 documents: SDO-CCR-039: Initial 
Release of SDO S-Band Specification, SDO-CCR-038: Initial Release of SDO Ka 
Subsystem Specification, SDO-CCR-033: Initial Release of SDO Power 
Distribution Diagram, and SDO-CCR-034: Initial Release of SDN Requirements 
Document.   The next SDO CCB meeting is scheduled for Thursday, January 29 
at 1:00.  Due to problems with a facilities vendor, we have identified a 
new vendor for the construction of the "walled" offices in Bldg. 29/Rm. 
360.  Procurement is working with us to get this purchase request expedited.

I would also like to thank Emilie Drobnes, Chris Johnson, Gary Davis, Mike 
Powers, Robert Duffin, Eliane Larduinat, Barbara Thompson, David Ward, Dean 
Pesnell, Rob Lilly, Terri Hynson, Terry Kucera, Denney Keys, and Alex Young 
for participating in "Bringing the Sun" to Belvedere Elementary 
School.  The Principal and his staff expressed their gratitude and 
appreciation for making the event a great success for the student 
body.  Also, congratulations to Belinda Barker (SGT) on her recent 
promotion to Project Support Manager for SDO.

Thanks,
Ken"America believes in education: the average professor earns more money 
in a year than a professional athlete earns in a whole week."Evan Esar 

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