Marilyn Sarp Talk

Mission Logistics SARP July 2009

Marilyn Vasques

Background

Earth Science Project Office

Project Management Pre-Mission Services Pre-Deployment Services Deployment Services Post-Deployment Services Multiple missions per year

ESPO Team Michael Craig - ESPO Director Marilyn Vasques - Deputy Director Mike Gaunce - Project Manager Dave Jordan - Project Manager Kent Shiffer - Project Manager Quincy Allison - Network / Logistics Dan Chirica - Software Programmer Katja Drdla - Data Archive Manager Sue Tolley - Instrument Coordinator Robert Morthel - Project Coordinator NASA’s Earth Science Project Office (ESPO) is a small group of highly motivated individuals that are dedicated to managing NASA’s Earth Science field missions. We provide support in all facets of field project management.

HQ Program Focus Areas Atmospheric Composition Atmospheric Chemistry Modeling and Analysis Program - Phil Decola Radiation Sciences Program - Hal Maring Tropospheric Chemistry Program - Jay Al-Saadi Upper Atmosphere Research Program - Ken Jucks

Carbon Cycle and Ecosystems Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry Program - Ramesh Kakar

Weather and Forecasting Atmospheric Dynamics and Remote Sensing Program - Ramesh Kakar

Water and Energy Cycles Cryospheric Program – Thomas Wagner

Airborne Science Suborbital Sciences Program – Andy Roberts

Airborne Science Aircraft

Airborne Science Aircraft

Pre-Mission Services • Mission Plan and Schedule –

Coordinate with HQ Program Manager, Project Scientists, and flight operations to formulate the mission plan and schedule

• Panel Review –

Participate in selection

• Instrument Payload Development –

Participate in development and modifications required based on science requirements

Pre-Mission Services • Site Survey – – –

Conduct site survey Issue reports regarding feasibility, cost & concerns Provide recommendation

Pre-Mission Services • Budget –

Prepare and track mission budget

• Flight Requests –

Submit and track FR

Pre-Mission Services • International Agreements –

Develop International agreements through State Department

• Clearances – –

Obtain aircraft Diplomatic / ATC clearances Ensure other clearances are in place (ie lidar, radar)

• Contracts –

Establish contractual agreements concerning: hotels, aircraft support, and local providers

Pre-Mission Services • Develop agreements with host organizations including: – – – – – –

Military base / Airport clearances, privileges and restrictions Required lab and office facilities Prepare funding agreements Provide duty, customs, and other tax / fee exemption agreements Obtain Air Force airlift support Coordinate shipping services

Pre-Deployment Services • Requirements

– Compile aircraft / investigator requirements

• Layouts

– Design, modify and layout assignments of available spaces

Pre-Deployment Services • Set-up facility operation of:

– Electrical power / AC / Heat for aircraft, offices, and labs – Communication networks - (voice, data) – Weather satellite imagery equipment – Provide needed security measures

Pre-Deployment Services • Facilities

– Labs: Furnish and maintain facility with Lab / Office » furniture - (tables, chairs, chemical cabinets, refrigerator, etc). » wireless and phone support – Meeting room: Set up – Break room: Furnish (coffee, microwave, refrigerator, etc)

Pre-Deployment Services • Obtain ground support equipment for each aircraft – Tug, stairs, stands, belt loader, power cart etc. – Services - lav, nitrogen etc. • Import / Export

– Regulations and restrictions

Pre-Deployment Services • Contacts

– Create, maintain & publish mission participant contact lists – Coordinate telecons for management, science and aircraft teams

• Mission review

– Identify potential issues that could affect mission and publish emergency evacuation guidelines – Coordinate and lead the Mission Readiness Review

Pre-Deployment Services • Outreach & Public Affairs

– Coordinate with Educational Outreach participants – Coordinate press releases and interviews – Develop & maintain mission website and produce graphics – Arrange video and photo documentation

• Data

– Establish Data Protocol, and maintain data archive

Deployment Services • Integration - aircraft sites

– Manage instrument integration and test flights

Deployment Services • Set up - deployment site 1 week prior

– Obtain needed consumables including: » Science requirements - (cryogens, gasses) » Office supplies - (copiers, fax, paper, pens, etc.) » General services - (water, janitorial) – Handle shipping and receiving to and from deployment site

Deployment Services • Set Up (cont)

– Handle on-site finances / local purchases – Finalize all agreements

•Orientation

– Locate and publish local information regarding: » Transportation, » Housing, » Restaurants » Safety & Medical » local regulations – Set up local airport and embassy orientation – Create emergency contact list

Deployment Services • Communication & Coordination

– Provide instrument coordination to maintain communication on: » Instrument status and readiness » Aircraft status and availability schedules » Integration and flight schedules » Problem solving

Deployment Services • Communication & Coordination

– Disseminate mission schedules and status thru: » E-mail » Mission website – Maintain daily communication / coordination with host – Setup and coordinate science meetings / flight debriefings

Deployment Services • Coordination

– Coordinate with HQ on mission public affairs including: » Press briefings, interviews, news releases » Set up and conduct open houses, school tours » Educational outreach programs

Post Mission Services • Closeout

– Make final closure with hosts and local accounts – Report mission performance and status – Write letters of appreciation – Relay lessons learned – Set-up post mission science meetings / workshops – Produce mission data archive data – Publish mission result

Mission Support Tasks: Overall Office Management Interagency Relations Headquarters Reporting ESPO Budget Income Science Requirements NRA Preparation & Panels Mission Budget & Grants Deployment Site Surveys Project Planning & Aircraft & Ground Schedules Requirements Mission Management Military Airlift Support Operations Coordination Project Contracting & Instrument Coordination Purchasing Aircraft Daily Schedules Radio Project&Lab Layouts Telecommunications Airport & Base Security Instrument ConferencesRequirements & Meetings Hotels & Transportation Personnel Coordination Project Email Network and Distribution Security Project Logistics Airlift Support Coordination Web Design & Graphics Site setup & Construction Computer Support Educational Outreach Field Data Archive Satellite Receiver System

Larger Missions: Project Manager

Co-Project Manager

Medium Missions:

Smaller Missions:

Project Manager

Project Manager

Co-Project Manager / Instrument Coord.

Instrument Coord. Project Coordinator

Instrument / Project Coordinator

Project Coordinator Network & Logistics Web & Database Satellite & Archive

Network & Logistics

Network & Logistics Web & Archive

Web & Archive

ESPO employs a strategic management approach with a strong emphasis on mission goals that establishes a work environment for a high performance work force. The team’s solid commitment and experience is what makes it stand apart from other organizations and

Past Missions

ESPO has long history of managing very successful, complex, national (14) and international (23), multimillion dollar Earth Science research campaigns to date.

Missions Locations

http://www.espo.nasa.gov

2009 Mission Activities Operation Ice Bridge Thule, Greenland / Punta Arenas, Chile / Christchurch, New Zealand Characterization of Arctic Sea Ice Experiment Svalbard, Norway

GloPac – Global Hawk Pacific Mission Dryden, CA

GloPac Global Hawk Pacific Mission Dryden, CA Summer 2009 Proposed flights of the Global Hawk for the Global Hawk Pacific Mission (GloPac) are to be conducted in support of the Aura Validation Experiment (AVE). This mission will take place out of Dryden Flight Research Center and is expected to encompass the entire offshore Pacific region with four to five 30 hour flights.

GloPac - Science Objectives: •1) Validation and scientific collaboration with NASA earth-monitoring satellite missions, principally the Aura satellite •2) Observations of stratospheric trace gases in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere from the mid-latitudes into the tropics, •3) Sampling of polar stratospheric air and the break-up fragments of the that air that move into the mid-latitudes, •4) Measurements of dust, smoke, and pollution that cross the Pacific from Asia and Siberia, •5) Measurements of streamers of moist air from the central tropical Pacific that move onto the West Coast of the United States (atmospheric rivers). GloPac POC’s: Ken Jucks - NASA HQ, Atmospheric Composition Hal Maring - NASA HQ, Radiation Science Paul Newman – NASA GSFC, Principal Investigator Mike Craig - NASA ARC ESPO, Project Manager

2010 Mission Activities • MACPEX (Mid-latitude Airborne Cirrus Properties Experiment) • GRIP (Genesis and Rapid Intensification Processes) • CARB (California Air Resources Board) • NOVICE II (Newly Operating & Validated Instruments Comparison Exp) • ICE Bridge Arctic (2) (Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite) • ICE Bridge Antarctic (2) (Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite) • OBB Arctic I (Ocean Biology & Biochemistry)

GRIP Mission Genesis and Rapid Intensification Processes Experiment Overview: GRIP will focus on how tropical storms form and develop into major hurricanes, NASA is launching the Genesis and Rapid Intensification Processes Experiment (GRIP). The mission is scheduled for August thru September 2010, historically the busiest months for Atlantic hurricanes. •NASA will utilize a DC-8, and a Global Hawk Unmanned Airborne System (UAS) aircraft, as well as, mobile radars and radiosondes to examine the structure and evolution of convective systems. Over 150 personnel involved. •GRIP will collect valuable data on the hurricane’s structure, dynamics, and motion that will assist in decreasing the size of coastal evacuation areas while increasing the warning time to those areas Project Timeline: 2010 Apr. - Jul. - Instrument modifications and preparation Jul. - Aug. - Instrument Integration in CA & sites - Setup in FL Mid Aug. - DC-8 transit to Florida Aug. - Sept. - Science flights End of Sept - DC-8 transit home to DFRC GRIP Key points of contact: Program Manager - Ramesh Kakar - NASA HQ Project Scientist - Ed Zipser - University of Utah Project Manager - Marilyn Vasques - NASA ARC Deputy Proj. Mgr - Michael Craig - NASA ARC

2011 Mission Activities • TC-4 Guam (Tropical Composition, Cloud, and Climate Coupling) • ARM OK (Atmospheric Radiation Measurement - Oklahoma) • PACE (Pacific Atmospheric Composition, Cloud, & Climate Experiment) • ICE Bridge Arctic (2) (Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite) • ICE Bridge Antarctic (2) (Ice, Cloud & land Elevation Satellite) • OBB Arctic II (Ocean Biology & Biochemistry) • NOVICE III (Newly Operating & Validated Instruments Comparison Experiment)

Other Assignments ASP Flight Request process JASSIWG standardization process (Joint Airborne Science Sensor Integration Working Group)

ESPO mission database Annual Reports Alpha Jet Development Aquarius Satellite Transport Ship missions Suborbital Web portal Data Archive Merge

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