Small Satellite Reliability Initiative (SSRI) - Technical Interchange Meeting-4 - Day 1-2 Notes

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Small Satellite Reliability Initiative (SSRI) Technical Interchange Meeting-4 (TIM-4) notes capture objectives, agendas, and key discussions held 7–8 November 2018 at LASP in Boulder, including Day 1 and Day 2 debrief plans. The meeting focuses on deriving lessons from flown and developing SmallSat missions to inform future best practices and design/development guidelines spanning “do no harm” concepts through higher-risk scenarios. Additional sessions address software framework goals, knowledge sharing activities, and related efforts such as NEPP, the NASA Academy of Aerospace Quality, and alternative parts database initiatives.

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DAY 1

Welcome and TIM-4 objectives

Lessons learned from SmallSat missions

SSRI best practices/design development guidelines working group

Best practices software framework

Open discussion and adjourn

DAY 2

Day 1 debrief and plans

Other efforts relevant to SmallSat mission confidence

Knowledge sharing

LASP tour and lunch

Open discussion, TIM-5 plans

Closing remarks

Discussion, Questions and Answers

Small Satellite Reliability Initiative (SSRI) A Public-Private Effort Addressing SmallSat Mission Confidence Technical Interchange Meeting-4 7-8 November 2018, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP), Boulder, CO DAY 1 Welcome- Neil White- LASP TIM-4 Objectives, Day 1 and Day 2 Plans, SSRI Status and Next Steps Michael Johnson/ NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Lessons Learned from SmallSat Missions (30-minute presentations/discussions)- What should we learn from SmallSat missions that have flown and from missions in development to inform the success of future missions? John Baker-JPL: MarCO (Mars Cube One) [pg. 4] Kyle Kemble- AFRL/RVEP: SHARC (Satellite for High Accuracy Radar Calibration) [pg. 5] Steve Diamond- Airbus-OneWeb [pg. 7] Will Mast- Goddard Space Flight Center/WFF: IceCube [pg. 8] Ken Hyatt- Adcole Maryland Aerospace: Kestrel Eye (KE-IIM) [pg. 10] Working Lunch- Lessons Learned from SmallSat Missions, cont. Patrick Phelan- Southwest Research Institute: CYGNSS (Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System) [pg. 11] Amanda Donner-JPL- ASTERIA (Arcsecond Space Telescope Enabling Research in Astrophysics) [pg. 12] Afternoon Session SSRI Best Practices/ Design Development Guidelines Working Group- Status and Plans Presentations and Discussions (5 sections)- What is the status of, and what is TIM-4 attendee feedback on the sub-team effort to define design/development guidance and best practices consistent with confidence levels ranging from “do no harm” missions to those whose failure would result in loss or delay of key national objectives? Working Group Section Leads [pg. 14] Best Practices/ Design Development Guidelines Software Framework- What type of software-based framework can allow a range of users to most efficiently and effectively benefit from knowledge captured by this initiative? What are plans for developing it? Harald Schone- JPL [pg. 16] Open Discussion [pg. 18] Day 1 Debrief, Day 2 Plans Adjourn Group Dinner DAY 2 Day 1 Debrief, Day 2 Plans, Open Discussion [pg. 19] Other Efforts Relevant to SmallSat Mission Confidence (30-minute presentations, 15-minute discussions)- What activities related to SmallSat mission success are being executed by the NASA Electronic Parts and Packaging and the NASA Academy of Aerospace Quality and the NASA Academy of Aerospace Quality? Can we leverage each other’s activities? Michael Campola- Goddard Space Flight Center: NASA Electronic Parts and Packaging (NEPP) [pg. 20] Jeanette Plante- NASA HQ: NASA Academy of Aerospace Quality [pg. 21] Break Knowledge Sharing- What is the status of knowledge sharing activities? What information and resources should the SmallSat community exchange to increase mission success and reduce overall development costs? And importantly, what systems and processes can we establish to facilitate knowledge sharing among organizations that may compete against each other? [11:00 -11:30] Craig Burkhard- NASA Ames Research Center [pg. 22] Allyson Yarbrough, Craig Langford- The Aerospace Corp: Alternative Parts Database [pg. 23] LASP Tour, Lunch Knowledge Sharing, cont. [released by the presenters [pg. 24] Open Discussion, TIM-5 Plans [pg. 24] Adjourn The organizers convey special thanks to Neil White and his colleagues at LASP for hosting TIM-4. Everyone, thank you for making it a productive event. Safe travels. Day 1 – Wednesday, November 7, 2018 TIM-4 Objectives, Day 1 and Day 2 Plans, SSRI Status and Next Steps Key Speaker: Michael Johnson/ NASA Goddard Space Flight Center The objectives of this technical interchange meeting are to catalyze thoughts about SmallSat mission confidence and to share thoughts regarding where we are on best practices and guidelines. Over next couple of days we will start with lessons learned from project managers who have flown missions to stimulate some discussion on the best practices and design guidelines that we should apply to SmallSats from the standpoint of ‘do no harm’, from single nodes to constell

FAQs

What is the overall goal of TIM-4 within SSRI?

TIM-4 aims to catalyze ideas on SmallSat mission confidence and to share where the community stands on best practices and guidelines. It also seeks discussion to identify design guidance applicable across mission types.

What topics are covered under lessons learned from SmallSat missions?

The sessions consider what to learn from SmallSat missions that have flown and from those still in development, with the intent to inform success of future missions. Topics span real missions and reliability-relevant guidance.

How does the meeting address knowledge sharing and its outcomes?

Knowledge sharing discussions focus on what information and resources the SmallSat community should exchange to increase mission success and reduce development costs. The meeting also considers systems and processes to enable sharing even among organizations that may compete.

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