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Class D Management Implementation Approach of the First Orbital Mission of the Earth Venture SeriesA key element of the National Research Council's Earth Science and Applications Decadal Survey called for the creation of the Venture Class line of low-cost research and application missions within NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). One key component of the architecture chosen by NASA within the Earth Venture line is a series of self-contained stand-alone spaceflight science missions called "EV-Mission". The first mission chosen for this competitively selected, cost and schedule capped, Principal Investigator-led opportunity is the CYclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS). As specified in the defining Announcement of Opportunity, the Principal Investigator is held responsible for successfully achieving the science objectives of the selected mission and the management approach that he/she chooses to obtain those results has a significant amount of freedom as long as it meets the intent of key NASA guidance like NPR 7120.5 and 7123. CYGNSS is classified under NPR 7120.5E guidance as a Category 3 (low priority, low cost) mission and carries a Class D risk classification (low priority, high risk) per NPR 8705.4. As defined in the NPR guidance, Class D risk classification allows for a relatively broad range of implementation strategies. The management approach that will be utilized on CYGNSS is a streamlined implementation that starts with a higher risk tolerance posture at NASA and that philosophy flows all the way down to the individual part level.
Document ID
20150017031
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Other
Authors
Wells, James E. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Scherrer, John (Southwest Research Inst. San Antonio, TX, United States)
Law, Richard (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Bonniksen, Chris (NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Date Acquired
September 3, 2015
Publication Date
August 25, 2013
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Administration And Management
Report/Patent Number
SPIE Paper 8866-10
NF1676L-17068
Meeting Information
Meeting: SPIE Optics + Photonics 2013
Location: San Diego, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: August 25, 2013
End Date: August 29, 2013
Sponsors: International Society for Optical Engineering
Funding Number(s)
WBS: WBS 144598.01.03
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.

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