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... The NRC Management subsequently formed the Committee to Review NASA's Space Communications Program, which was tasked to as As this study was nearing completion, the committee sess the overall quality of the space communications pro learned that NASA was considering replacement of the fracgram and offer findings and recommendations. In this study tionated space communications management structure at the committee has reviewed each of the program elements NASA headquarters with a more centralized approach.
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... and expects to develop a compelling case for a FY 2008 start for TDRSS satellite replenishment1 and thus avoid a gap in Requirements Validation Process NASA user coverage. NASA is also working with nonNASA users that will have a gap in TDRSS support pro- While some program elements of the SCO (such as the jected to start as early as 2010.
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... success of human spaceflight and science missions. The The committee notes that the projected reorganization committee found that formal planning documents exist for a of space communications management at NASA offers the number of individual elements, or aspects of elements, opportunity for an end-to-end review of the requirements within the SOMD space communications program.
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... NASA users. Recommendation: NASA should structure future NISN supFinding: A NASA TDRSS satellite replenishment decision is port contracts to ensure that critical equipment is updated in needed not later than the FY 2008 budget cycle in order to an ongoing manner, with the minimum requirement being ensure continuity of communications support for NASA mis- that equipment will be replaced before vendors cease mainsions.
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... tecture must evolve through 2030 and beyond to keep pace with the needs of future science and exploration users, and, Finding: It appears that the expected services are being suc- potentially, non-NASA users. The Communications and cessfully provided by NASA's space data standards manage- Navigation Architecture program element accomplishes its ment program element, as evidenced by the continuing de- task through NASA's agency-wide Space Communications velopment of standards that are being adopted by space Architecture Working Group (SCAWG)
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... uniformity in planning project executions and an occasional decoupling of top-down NASA mission needs and the Finding: The individuals responsible for managing and exbottom-up development of enabling technologies. The ecuting the operations integrations program element do an committee's conclusions for this element can be summa excellent job in the eyes of their customers, the Space Shuttle rized as advising that a more formal, integrated manage and International Space Station programs.
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