Malin space science systems, INC. (msss) shall provide the services of DR. Michael c. Malin, a principal investigator and project manager, and other members of the mars micro mission (MMO) development…

This is a grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Malin Space Science Systems, Inc. (MSSS), a manufacturer of space camera systems. The $3,508,234.15 award is to support the development and evaluation of alternative designs for the Mars Micro Mission (MMO), including establishing requirements, system engineering approaches, conceptual design, and launch vehicle interfaces. The award also covers assessing technology maturity, developing a mission acquisition approach, and defining the mission class level. MSSS will provide the services of its principal investigator and project manager, as well as other members of the MMO development team, either as employees or subcontractors. This award is not associated with a set-aside program.

Malin space science systems, INC. (msss) shall provide the services of DR. Michael c. Malin, a principal investigator and project manager, and other members of the mars micro mission (MMO) development team, both as employees or subcontractors to: a. Develop and evaluate alternative designs for the MMO to meet the level-1 mission requirements. This will include: i. Develop the level one mission requirements, including science requirements, and identify the primary mission drivers. II. Develop systems engineering approach to hardware development, evaluation, and management for the propulsion, avionics, payload, power, attitude knowledge, attitude control, telecommunications, and mission design subsystems. III. Develop strawman conceptual design with emphasis on trade efforts that led to this design, and a preliminary mission requirements document and preliminary mission operations concept document. B. Investigate and establish the detailed interfaces to the launch vehicle and requirements levied by the launch vehicle and launch range i. Determine the appropriate authority with whom discussions of launch details should be conducted, and conduct those discussions. II. Provide a preliminary design for the interfaces that meet or exceed the launch vehicle and launch range requirements c. Evaluate MMO initial design for i. Technology maturity, and describe and/or perform risk assessment and mitigations as required and available 1. Chief among the maturation efforts shall be the evaluation of the BI-propellant propulsion system and the alternative electric propulsion systems, and the infra red imaging science systems, especially as these impact the mission design. II. Develop a detailed mission acquisition approach III. Establish a detailed definition of the mission class level of the project. D. Negotiate with NASA and the uaesa the formal authorization documentation and criteria for entering phase a e. Develop a detailed cost analysis for the project, appropriate to the mission class level f. Develop a work breakdown structure appropriate to the mission class level g. Further develop the project lifecycle schedule, and in particular a detailed phase a and b schedule, identifying key milestones.