2023-24 milestones
Goals
Be ready for proposal in fall 2024
Have a fully designed system in time for proposal writing season
Each subsystem has individual PDR by April 2024
Estimate cost and attain funding
Generate preliminary documentation
Mission definition
NASA strategic plan relevance
Merit and feasibility reviews
Capstone stuff
Create foundation for project and team to grow
Successful recruitment and onboarding
Establish successful, useful processes
Organize
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Finalized mass budget | Assembly: whole team Coordination: PM | End of Spring quarter |
Finalized satellite structure diagram | Assembly: whole team Coordination: PM | End of Spring quarter |
Finalized power budget | Power system, communications, flight computer | End of Spring quarter |
Finalized technical risks | Assembly: whole team Coordination: PM | End of Spring quarter |
Merit reviews | Whole team | End of Spring quarter |
Feasibility reviews | Whole team | End of Spring quarter |
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Funding attained | Admin | End of Spring quarter |
Finalized ConOps | Admin | End of Fall quarter |
Scope and mission definition document for internal use | Admin | End of Fall quarter |
10 new active members | Recruiting: Admin | End of Fall quarter |
Final draft of missions definition section of proposal | Admin and payload | End of Winter quarter |
Final draft of CSLI applicability section of proposal | Admin | End of Spring quarter |
Final draft of compliance requirements section of proposal | Admin | End of Fall quarter |
Merit and Feasibility reviews | Admin | End of Spring quarter |
Mission development schedule | Admin | End of Spring quarter |
Minimum mission section of proposal | Admin |
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Test Bed Verified | ADCS | 5th week of Winter Quarter |
Functional Simulation Verified | ADCS | End of Winter Quarter |
Hardware Selection | ADCS | End of Spring Quarter |
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Parameters Identified |
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Hardware Selection |
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Conceptual design review |
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Design requirements review |
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Preliminary design review |
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