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3. Working with the customer and the NSROC Mission Team to design, develop,
fabricate, integrate, test and flight quality the payload. The MM is responsible for
coordinating, directing, and managing this effort, as well as establishing and
maintaining the project schedule.
4. Directing and coordinating all Mission Team activities, including formal presentations
at Design Reviews and Mission Readiness Reviews and documenting the Mission
Team’s responses to any action items resulting from these reviews.
5. Coordinating and directing all field operations including preparation of the launch
vehicle and conducting launch operations. The MM is the focal point for all field
activities and has final, real time go/no-go authority for the mission, including launch
vehicle status (concurrence for launch by range safety and the customer is required).
The MM has no authority to override a customer or range safety decision to halt a
launch, but may stop a launch when, in his opinion, a condition exists that jeopardizes
the success of the flight.
6. Assessing the results of the launch to the extent possible and submitting required
reports to the SRPO.
7. Coordinating and directing post flight operations necessary to complete all mission
requirements.
1.4.1.2 Payload Analysis, Design, & Development
The following activities are associated with the analysis, design, and development function
and are generally provided by the NSROC contractor:
Electrical engineering support for payloads, launch vehicles, and associated flight systems
includes electrical systems (power supplies, event timing, wiring harnesses, monitoring
subsystems) and instrumentation systems (telemetry subsystems).
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