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schedule is updated and any changes in the design, test plan, procedures, or mission approach
that have occurred since the DR are fully documented and justified.
The customer should be prepared to discuss all aspects of experiment hardware status, test
results, and mission success criteria. A PI Data Package is required; format and content of
this data package are provided in Appendix E.
Should Action items result from the MRR process, it is highly desirable that they be
dispositioned prior to shipping payload hardware or travel of the Mission Team to the field.
NASA, NSROC, and customer representatives may attend the MRR and assign action items
as necessary. One major difference between the DR and MRR action items is that if the
MRR action items are not addressed to NASA’s satisfaction, NASA has the authority to halt
launch operations until this requirement is met. As a final go/no go checkpoint, the SRPO
issues written authorization to the NSROC contractor to proceed with launch operations after
they are satisfied the requirement in question has been met.
If, at the MRR, it becomes evident that a major rework of the payload is required, a second
MRR may be necessary.
2.8 Launch Operations
Following payload integration, testing, and completion of the MRR, the sounding rocket
project proceeds to the final major phase - launch operations. Sounding rocket launch
operations are conducted from various launch sites worldwide. These vary from wellestablished
launch ranges to barren temporary facilities outfitted with mobile equipment. A
detailed discussion of launch operations at various domestic, foreign, and mobile launch sites
is included in Section 8 and Appendix J. Section 10 has information regarding the range at
WFF.
2.8.1 Flight Requirements Plan (FRP):
Ninety days prior to arriving at the launch range, the NSROC contractor submits an FRP to
the range detailing all support requirements the launch range must provide for launch and
payload recovery operations. The launch range uses the FRP to plan and coordinate its
support functions. The MM is responsible for ensuring that this document is accurate,
complete, and timely. FRPs are used for launch operations at White Sands Missile Range,
Poker Flat Research Range, and established foreign ranges. For launches at WFF, an
Operations and Safety Directive is used in lieu of an FRP.
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