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Fluids and Combustion Facility (FCF)GRC Project Manager: MSI/Robert Corban

Chief Engineer: Dennis Rohn

Safety Mission Assurance Lead: Bipin Patel

NASA Customer: SLPSRAKey Contractor(s): ZIN Technologies Inc.

Project Mission Statement:• Operate and Sustain the Combustion Integrated Rack (CIR) and the Fluids Integrated Rack (FIR) on the International Space Station (ISS) thru GRC’s Telescience Support Center.

GRC Scope:•Planning, Operation and Coordination of FCF and associated payloads•Mission Integration and Planning•Telescience Support Center operations and maintenance•Sustaining engineering on FCF Flight racks, spares, and GIU

Project Life Cycle Schedule (Operations)Milestones CIR Launch CIR Ops FIR Launch FIR Ops FIR CVB CIR FLEX FIR ARIS FIR PACE FIR ACE CIR FLEX2 Final Report

Actual/ Baseline 11/2008 2/2009 8/2009 1/2010 7/2010 11/2011 9/2011 10/2010 2011 2012 N/A

FIR Flight Rack on ISS CIR Flight Rack on ISS

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Fluids and Combustion Facility Sustaining Eng.Project Manager: Robert Corban

WBS 825080.04.02.20.01

Status

Variances• COST: Minor Variances.• SCHEDULE: CIR Operations on-going with weekly time being provided. FIR operations

on-hold till ACE sample launched. Spare completion schedule being established for CY12.

Key Issue/Concern Potential Impact Action PlanResolution Date

Observed issues with LLUV and Radiometer in CIR, with potential drop static charging.

Limited Science Return

1. Potential sources of Static Charge√2. Determine potential replacement hardware√3. Plan replacement hardware (radiometers) √4. Install new Radiometers onto MDCA√

12/2011 CLOSERadiometer installed & tested

Data Management operational time will be excessive for future planned payloads (i.e, ACME)

Limited Science Return

1. Perform options Assessment for future planning2. Develop proposal for additional funding to support upgrades

to enhance science return.3. Implement some of the “low hanging fruit” options in FY12 –

put in new SOW for CY12.

4/2012Options brainstormed; determining best options.

Cost Schedule Technical Mgmt.Current Month G G G GPrior Month G G G G

Key Issues

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Fluids and Combustion Facility Sustaining Eng.Project Manager: Robert Corban

WBS 825080.04.02.20.01

Accomplishments• Successful install of the Radiometer into the CIR.

• Completed FLEX operations (final data points completed when new fuel launched).

• Completed PACE-2 w/ epi- and trans-illumination light sources

• SpaceDOC DO-101 CY12 SOW for ZIN completed

Planned Work

• Environmental testing of GCIP

• CIR & FIR Filter Characterization

• GCIP Interface Test

• CIR Droplet Deployment Viscosity Test

• Kevin Window/Rod Jones Visit

• Complete the MDCA Control Box spare unit

Milestone Summary

Next Milestone Risk• HTV-3 Manifest SAR ERB (Feb 2012)

Milestones (CY12) Baseline Projected Actual Schedule Variance

HTV-3 Manifest SAR Mar 12 Mar 12 Working SAR date with Dennis Rohn

ATCU Fan/EEU Spares Apr 12 Apr 12 Assembly complete by March; then Environmental

MDCA Avionics Package spare May 12 May 12 ZIN Proposed Equipment; May delay or eliminate some items.

TSC Video Upgrade Jun 12 Jun 12 Assembly complete by March; then Environmental

CIR’s Gas Chromatograph (GCIP) Jun 12 Jun 12 Interface Testing on CIR GIU in next 2 weeks

LMM GIU upgrades Aug 12 Aug 12

LLL-UV & Common IAM spares Nov 12 Nov 12

MDCA Color Camera replacement Nov 12 Nov 12

DCM (2) & ICM spares Dec 12 Dec 12

LMM Control Box Spare Dec 12 Dec 12 Delay in Part Deliveries

Project is less than 1 month behind plan Project is less than 2 months behind plan Project is greater than 2 months behind plan

Schedule Color Key

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Project Milestone ScheduleCY 2012

J F M A M J J A S O N D

ATCU Fan/ EEU

Spares

DCMs & ICM

GCIP TSC Video

Upgrade

LMM GIU Upgrade

HTV-3 SAR

IAM Spare

MDCA Avionics

Pckg Spare

LMM Control

Box

MDCA Color

Camera

FCF Operations (over last two months)

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Increment Week CIR FIR

29/30 16 (1-4) No Ops No Ops

29/30 15 (12-28) Data Downlink No Ops

29 14 (12-21) Fuel Reservoir Replacement (FLEX-2); Radiometer Replacement

PACE-2 Sample; Completed PACE-2 (Tissue Samples) above/below illuminations

29 13 (12-14) FLEX Data Points (5); Bottle Replacement (FLEX-2)

PACE-2 Sample (leaf, fly letter)

29 12 (12-7) FLEX Data Points (6); Bottle Replacement

PACE-2 Sample w Oil

29 11 (11-30) FLEX Data Points (12) Configure LMM for PACE-2 (LED); PACE-2 Sample

29 10 (11-22) FLEX Data Points (8); Bottle Replacement

No Ops

29 9 (11-16) Bottle Replacement No Ops

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Project Manager’s Top Challenges

1. Increasing CIR (and FIR) data management efficiency (ACME needed for sure)

2. Maintaining trained and certified CIR and FIR Operations Team

3. Keep TSC operational and properly maintained with minimal staffing (CoNNeCT operations may impact need for more staffing)

4. Delay of ACME may led to year gap in CIR operations

5. Radiation and aging impacts to FCF electronics for long-term life

6. MDCA and LMM lack of sparing for long-term operations (FCF Sustaining Engineering inheriting the risk)

7. Crew installation of Fuel Reservoirs and lock down of Racks not always correctly followed.

8. Elimination of Bench Reviews at JSC puts strain on resources to complete IPLAT/HFIT requirements (potential PIRN to have ALL requirements closed prior to Ship could have significant impact and may not be practical).

9. ISS Facilities going to JSC organizations. Unclear if any impact to this transfer will occur.

Top 10 Risks

LIKELIHOOD

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4 F1

3 F2, F3

2 F4, F5

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1 2 3 4 5

CONSEQUENCES

Risk ID Risk Title Risk Statement L C Approach

F1TechnicalCorban10/04/2011

FCFSE:DCM LCTF failure

Given the DCM LCTF fails on the CIR flight rack; then there is an inability to accomplish full FLEX2 science.

4 3 Mitigate: Manifest DCM LCTF S/N2001 on the next DO period of performance. Add procurement and assembly of a 2nd spare LCTF DCM to the DO period of performance. Status: Plans to add procurement and assembly of a 2nd spare to the DOClose Date: 07/31/2012

F2Technical Corban 10/18/2010

FCFSE: Unknown cause DCM failure

Given that the LCTF DCM had a communication failure on the CIR aboard ISS without a known cause; there is a risk of subsequent DCM failures on remaining DCMs will occur.

3 3 Mitigate: The flight spare on the ground is in the process of being certified for flight.This unit will need to be manifested as a flight spare to mitigate this risk. Status: There is currently additional troubleshooting going on as more issues have arisen and need to be better understood to resolve. Close Date : 02/29/2012

F3

Technical Corban10/04/2011

FCFSE:LMM GIU does not fully emulate the flight unit

Given that the LMM GIU does not fully emulate the flight unit;; the possibility exists that future LMM flight experiments will not operate correctly.

3 3 Mitigate: Plan is to review LMM GIU non-flight design issues and add task to update LMM GIU to the next DO period of performance. Status: Task has been added t the DO to upgrade to LMM GIU. Close Date: 07/02/2012

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Technical Corban 02/10/2010

FCFSE:Lack of critical spares aboard ISS

Given that there is a lack of critical spares aboard the ISS; then there is the possibility that a lack of meeting all science requirements will occur.

2 3 Mitigate: A priority list for flight critical spares has been established. ZIN has shipped and manifested flight White Light EPCU IOP FSAP. Additional flight h/w for ULF5 include: IPSU-A FCU Q-Imaging camera and IPSU (Remora). ZIN is in the process of verifying additional spare h/w (FIR &CIR velocity probe White Light lamps IPSU-A FCU and an IAM. Status: Working to add next set of spares to DO; will include spare fiber-optic cable to backfill for suspect cable on-orbitClose Date: 04/06/2012

F5

Technical Corban02/10/2010

FCFSE:IOP removable hard drive shelf life

Given that the IOP removable hard drives have a limited shelf life; possibility that these hard drives won't work over time and the racks won’t be able to provide support for their payloads to perform science ops.

2 3 Watch: Awaiting to see if funding issues will be resolved. Status: Funding for new design functional model IOP hard drives in the current DO. Close Date: 12/31/2012

Criticality L x C Trend

High Decreasing (Improving)

Increasing (Worsening)

Unchanged

* New since last month

Med

Low

Approaches: Mitigate, Watch, Accept, Research

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