Subject: [Fwd: SDO Weekly Report for September 24, 2004] From: Philip Scherrer Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 10:43:11 -0700 To: hmi_local--AT--quake.Stanford.EDU -------- Original Message -------- Subject: SDO Weekly Report for September 24, 2004 Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 09:20:35 -0400 From: Robert Lilly SDO Weekly Report for September 24, 2004 Progress was made in all areas as design and development efforts leading up to SDO subsystem/payload CDRs continued this week. To that end, the Project forwarded CDR guidelines and evaluation criteria to the Code 300 Review Chair for concurrence. Two important contracts were awarded this week for the propellant tank and the Electrical Contact Ring Assembly. At the SDO Systems meeting each subsystem team was provided with a comprehensive checklist for use in CDR preparation and for prioritizing efforts over the next couple of months. The HMI peer reviews leading up to the HMI CDR start next week with the Electronics on September 30. GSFC project members will participate in the all the HMI peer reviews.The HMI team at LMSAL received a second Front Illuminated demonstration CCD from e2v. LMSAL expects the demonstration CCDs to be working with their lab camera within the next week. A trip to RAL last week confirmed that they are on schedule to deliver the first development model camera at the HMI CDR in November. A pre-ship review for the first flight Michelson Interferometer has been scheduled for November 12 at Light Machinery. The AIA Structural Model development effort continues on track for completing all drawings by the end of September. SAO has received three responses to the AIA flight optics RFP; the evaluation will continue for several weeks and include a site visit to the third vendor. The AIA contamination control plan was released. In addition to the contract awards noted above, procurement activities continued across the board. The Propulsion System Main Engine, ACS Thrusters and Pressure Regulator procurements are all in proposal review. In addition, the Attitude Control System Reaction Wheel, Inertial Reference Unit, Star Tracker and Coarse Sun Sensor procurements are in proposal review. A RFI was released for the High Gain Antenna. With regard to our in-house avionics designs, efforts continued on a variety of breadboards. The C&DH Bulk Memory Card Breadboard and DC/DC Card Breadboard were in fabrication. The C&DH Ka Comm Breadboard was in assembly. Testing commenced on the C&DH S Com Breadboard. The PSE Solar Array Module, Output Module, Battery Module and Deployment Module Breadboards were all in layout. Testing continued on the PSE SDN Core Breadboard and PSE SDN ASD Breadboard. Testing continued on the GCE SDN Core Breadboard and the GCE ASD Breadboard. The second Gimbal Interface Card Breadboard was in assembly. This week the ground system team delivered the TSI Front End Processor to the C&DH group in support of Ka-Comm card test activities. The Ground System Manager convened an Independent Technical Evaluation Board (ITEB) with representatives from Code 450 and 560. The ITEB is performing an independent evaluation of four antenna RFA responses submitted by vendors. Their results will be compared to the SDO evaluation to ensure the best vendor is selected for the ground station build at the White Sand Complex (WSC). A European Space Agency's (ESA) operational procedures development tool demo took place hosted by Honeywell Technical Services Inc (HTSI). SDO ground system personnel are evaluating possible future application of this tool that, when given the operational data base and a 'flowchart' procedural input, writes the narrative procedure(s). It was a busy week in the area of SDO Education & Public Outreach (E/PO). The grand opening of the B&A Trail Planet Walk and the unveiling of the Sun Station took place last Saturday. A good crowd braved the rain to participate and hear remarks from Janet Owens (County Executive) and Elizabeth Citrin (SDO Project manager). SDO's first E/PO Workshop took place this week in Boston. The workshop was a chance to bring all SDO E/PO leads together to plan out E/PO activities for the next few years. Agenda items included; ideas on how individuals could work and participate in each others programs, how to fund and successfully implement new programs and E/PO efforts at the satellite level vs. instrument level specific to writing our mission E/PO plan and coming up with an approach to evaluation. Rob Lilly (464) SDO Deputy Project Manager 301-286-7752