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-185- Appendix J AIR FORCE AND NASA CORRESPONDENCE ON PROPOSED MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT Following the completion of the first phase of the case study (see Section IV for the results). the Air Force sent forward through Air Force Headquarters to NASA a proposed Memorandum of Agreement concerning the procurement of the NASA Small Multimission Modular Spacecraft. This appendix contains this proposed memorandum of agreement and the correspondence between NASA and the Air Force concerning it. Ii
-186- COPIED 12 July 1976 Dear John: For over two years, the Space and Missile Systems Organization (SAMSO) has been studying the needs, concepts, and utilities of free-flyer spacecraft to be flown on Orbiter missions. We have concluded that there is a need for a standard spacecraft with capabilities greater than your Applications Explorer Mission (AEM) spacecraft, but considerably less than your Multi- Mission Modular Spacecraft (MKS) to fly DoD Space Test Program experiments in the Space Transportation System (STS) era. We have also concluded that significant cost advantages can be achieved by adopting a standard spacecraft configuration which could be used by NASA, DoD or other goverment agencies. In April of this year, we briefed General Snavely and Mr. E. Z. Gray on our concepts and plans. In May 1976, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) informed us that NASA plans to develop a spacecraft with capabilities similar to our standard spacecraft. We informed GSFC that we would use the NASA standard spacecraft if it would be developed on a schedule which meets our needs. I believe it is time to formalize our intentions. We have prepared a proposed Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) which outlines our standard satellite requirements (attachment 1). It also presents our views on the managerial and financial responsibilities of each agency in the development and procurement of the spacecraft. The Space Test Program is planning to fly the first of these spacecraft on the Orbital Flight Test-5 mission. To meet this schedule, development of the spacecraft would need to comence in FY 77. We are prepared to provide NASA $L.OM in FY 77 funds to assist in this effort to assure the timely availability of the spacecraft. I would appreciate any assistance you can provide in obtaining a rapid response to our proposed MOA. I would also welcome your thoughts on the appropriate NASA signature level to the agreement to assure commitments are fulfilled. Sincerely, 1 Attachment Memorandum of Agreement, w/l attachment Mr. John F. Yardley Associate Administrator for Space Flight Code M National Aeronautics and Space Administration Washington, D.C. 20546 (Signed) John Martin Assistant Secretary Research and Development
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SECUNITY CLASSIFICATION OF Twa PAGE
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Standard 5pacecraft.ProcurementL_ A
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the missions required. Third, the p
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I gratefully acknow
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-xii- VI. APPLYING THE NASA-DOD COO
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-. - am~rumn -xv- TABLES 1. Nominal
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-Xvii- 11-19. Case IV(N)...........
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-xx- L-ANX - Large Diameter Applica
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-1- I. INTRODUCTION The National Ae
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-3- development. Finally, the polic
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-5- of which spacecraft would enabl
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-7- II. U.S. SPACE PROGRAM: DEVELOP
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-9- thought. (8 ) The launching of
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-1- had shown great alarm or acknow
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-13- for other purposes. ,(15) it w
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-15- and that determination as to w
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-17- program and the coordination o
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t -19- legislation, messages, petit
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-21- of the continuing Soviet accom
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-23- Subsequently, the Director of
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-27- space systems; operational sys
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-29- no near-earth orbit manned ope
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-33- 5. Using off-the-shelf, space-
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-35- 1. Spacecraft configurations a
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-37- STANDARD SPACECRAFT DESCRIPTIO
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-39- The payload cluster, while uni
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-41- payload or propulsion, is abou
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-45- The STPSS can carry a nominal
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i -47- orbit-adjust module, while t
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-49- M9IS The basic MMS, summarized
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-51- 1980-1990 time period are divi
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-53- about 7.5 payloads per spacecr
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-57- STPSS (STPSS-LC) spacecraft ca
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-59- Table 7 ESTIMATED UNIT 1 COST
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-61- Nonrecurring Costs. Nonrecurri
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-65- IV. STANDARD SPACECRAFT ACQUIS
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-67- The costs associated with thes
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-71- 500 * STPSS 400 AW-STPSS PROGR
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-73- The implications of the forego
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-77- the Air Force's Space Test Pro
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-81- COST LAUNCH COSTS (Millions of
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-83- V. NASA-DOD COOPERATION: ORGAN
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-85- the MHS program stemmed from t
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-87- The Air Force had studied the
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-89- Air Force Headquarters to NASA
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-91- turns out, NASA had agreed to
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also evaluate whether or not adequa
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-95- design, mission model, cost es
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-97- Force interface was retained,
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-105- Appendix A ESTIMATES OF COST
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-107- RANGE OF BIDS Item Range ($ t
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-109- Table A-1 SPACECRAFT COSTS--N
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'I FI Table A-2 SPACECRAFT COSTS WI
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-113- Table A-3 LAUNCH COSTS--NOMIN
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-115- Table A-5 LAUNCH COSTS FOR TH
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Table B-I POWER SYSTEM COMPARISONS
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-119- NOTES TO TABLE B-I (Cont.) mo
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-121- The duration of the data pass
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-123- INNNU AWA n -. s vo (I T 'API
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-127- Table B-2 POWER SUMMARY Chara
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-129- Appendix C COMMUNICATIONS AND
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-131- chiefly for storing commands
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-133- Table C-2 C&DH CHANGES REQUIR
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