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all with responsibility aware of the current design plans. The design of the payload should be
completed in order for a DR to be held. If this is not possible because of schedule
constraints, the review should be held as soon as a design has been completed that is
sufficient to allow a thorough review. NASA, NSROC, and customer representatives may
attend the DR and assign action items as necessary
• Pre-DR Process: Should a DR be required, the following process is used to request,
initiate, conduct, document and respond to action items issuing from it:
1) The MM, in conjunction with the PI, schedules the Design Review and
coordinates the Project Team’s preparedness.
2) The NSROC Contractor establishes a Design Review Panel that reviews all
aspects of the mission, vehicle, design, test plan and integration activities.
The Panel consists of NSROC personnel who are not directly involved with
the mission but who have established expertise in the areas of technical
support required for mission success. These include: Flight Performance,
Mechanical Systems, Electrical Systems, Instrumentation Systems, Guidance,
Navigation and Control Systems, Recovery Systems, Launch Vehicle
Systems, and Ground and Flight Safety (NASA personnel).
3) The NSROC Mission Manager formally announces the DR, specifying the
subject flight mission, date, time, and place.
• The Design Review Meeting: During the DR, the Mission Team formally and
systematically presents all information necessary to demonstrate that the proposed
design and mission approach can meet all mission and safety requirements. The
customer should be prepared to discuss all details of the scientific instrument design
and interface with the support systems.
The PI Data Package for a Design Review can be found in Appendix D and includes:
• Complete mission and vehicle design information including all subsystems on
the payload and vehicle.
• Complete descriptions of the proposed test plan for the complete payload and
each system associated with the mission
• A listing of all procedures involving hazardous operations, safety-related
issues, and assembly of the launch vehicle and payload.
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