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Revision B Station Program Implementation Plan (SPIP) Volume 1: Station Program Management Plan, Annex Z: ISSP Research Program Plan

International Space Station Program

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February 2016

National Aeronautics and Space Administration International Space Station Program Johnson Space Center Houston, Texas Contract No.: NNJ12GA46C

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REVISION AND HISTORY

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PREFACE

Station Program Implementation Plan (SPIP) Volume 1: Station Program Management Plan, Annex Z: ISSP Research Program Plan This Station Program Implementation Plan (SPIP), Volume1: Station Program Management Plan is controlled by the Space Station Control Board. As an annex to the SPIP Volume 1, this document is developed and maintained by the International Space Station (ISS) Program Research Integration Office Manager, as the lead for this National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) organization. This is a Team Controlled document and is under the control of the Research Integration Office Manager and any changes or revisions must be approved by the Research Integration and Office Manager.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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5.0-1 RIO Organizational Structure 5-1

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INTRODUCTIOn

PURPOSE

This document establishes an International Space Station Program (ISSP) management structure to plan and implement research on the International Space Station (ISS). To meet NASA Agency and ISSP goals and objectives, the ISSP Research Integration Office works in concert with organizations that define and implement research conducted at the ISS. Management authority, relationships, controls, and processes are defined or referenced throughout this document.

ISSP implementation of research as defined in this document is consistent with the ISSP responsibility as defined by the Program Commitment Agreement for the ISS, and the ISSP Station Program Implementation Plan (SPIP), SSP 50200-01.

SCOPE

The contents of this document provide an overview of the structure, roles and responsibilities, interfaces, and management techniques of the ISS Research Integration Office (RIO) associated with implementing research on the ISS. This document identifies the relationships between the RIO and research implementing organizations and addresses processes used to plan, manifest, and integrate research activities on the ISS.

PRECEDENCE

Information contained in this document is consistent with other ISS Program documentation. In case of conflicts between this document and SSP 50200-01, Station Program Implementation Plan Volume 1: Station Program Management Plan, SSP 50200-01 takes precedence.

DELEGATION of authority This document is approved by, and is subject to, the ISS Program change control process. This document is developed and signed unilaterally by the NASA ISS Program RIO Manager.

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applicable documents The following documents include specifications, models, standards, guidelines, handbooks, and other special publications. The documents listed in this paragraph are applicable to the extent specified herein. Inclusion of applicable documents herein does not in any way supersede the order of precedence identified in Paragraph 1.3 of this document.

reference documents The following documents contain supplemental information to guide the user in the application of this document. These reference documents may or may not be specifically cited within the text of this document.

organizational Objectives and Goals ISS research integration office The Research Integration Office is responsible for the strategic and increment research planning, and operation of United States On-orbit Segment (USOS) payloads and research investigations conducted on board the ISS. This office manages the cost, schedule, and technical implementation for USOS research planning, payload training, payload operations, and data/sample return of research from the ISS. This includes USOS research activities conducted in or on International Partner (IP) modules. This office is responsible for managing the USOS manifest and NASA research based on Agency priorities.

The ISS Research Integration Office advocates ISS research to optimize realization of Agency goals. The ISS Research Integration Office advocates maintaining a world-class research facility through enhancements and technology application. Research advocacy is directed internally to the ISSP for allocations and enhancements to support research. Research advocacy is directed externally to enhance the use of the ISS as a research platform.

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Revision B The ISS Research Integration Office works with the organizations described in Section 4 paragraphs to assure research requirements, constraints, and impacts are recognized, assessed, and integrated as part of the ISSP.

4-3 organizational relationships A coordinated and performance-oriented team is required to meet the responsibilities and tasks for research implementation throughout the cycle of establishing science requirements, selection for ISS flight, manifesting, integration, and operations through post flight evaluation. The ISS Research Integration Office works with the organizations described in the following paragraphs to assure research requirements, constraints, and impacts are recognized, assessed, and integrated as part of the ISSP. Each section describes the relationships established to implement these responsibilities between the Research Integration Office and interfacing organizations. Relationship with Space Life & Physical Sciences Research & Applications Division To maximize the extent of scientific return from research conducted on the ISS, the International Space Station Program Office (ISSPO) and the Space Life & Physical Sciences Research & Applications Division (referred to as SLPS) at NASA Headquarters (HQ) have entered into an agreement for research hardware development (both NASA and Principle Investigator (PI) specific) and use on the ISS. The ISSPO through its Cost Account Managers (inclusive of the RIO) is responsible to ensure funding and resources for hardware and software design, development, test and engineering, sparing, logistics and maintenance, sustaining engineering, ground assets, integration and testing capabilities for multi-user hardware and integrated testing with PI specific hardware are in place. In addition, the ISSPO is responsible for all activities leading to successful flight operations including design, flight integration, delivery and certification. NASA HQ SLPS is responsible for establishing programmatic requirements and science priorities for NASA sponsored science and research technology for life and physical sciences. The HQ SLPS is responsible for PI-specific hardware development. The roles and responsibilities of both the ISSPO and SLPS are detailed in Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) “Roles and Responsibilities on ISS Research Space Life and Physical Sciences Hardware Development between the ISSPO and NASA HQ SLPS” and its addendums.

The RIO and SLPS conduct formal quarterly reviews at which research projects and ISS research facility hardware statuses, inclusive of development, testing, schedule milestones and resource requirements are discussed.

RELATIONSHIP with Space Technology Mission DIRECTORATE AND Advanced exploration SYSTEMS DIVISION The Research Integration Office works closely with NASA HQ Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) in sponsoring ISS payloads sought to demonstrate new technologies and capabilities needed by the agency to achieve current and future missions. Additionally, the RIO sponsors ISS payloads emanating from the Advanced Exploration Systems (AES) Division that are targeted to high-priority capabilities in advanced life support, deep space habitation, crew mobility, and Extravehicular Activity (EVA) systems. Within the RIO, the ISS Technology and Science Research Office is the primary day-to-day interface with the STMD and AES Division.

relationship with casis The Research Integration Office works with the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) conducting oversight and supporting operations integration of research sponsored by CASIS in its role as manager of the National Lab within the ISS. The RIO’s primary interface with the CASIS is the ISS Commercial Space Utilization Office.

relationship with international partners The Research Integration Office coordinates international utilization activities, including payload planning, IP payload manifesting, crew time needs for payload operations, and use of the various USOS research facilities on the ISS to maximize the benefit to the broad research community. Through forums such as the Research Planning Working Group (RPWG) and the Payload Operations Integration Working Group (POIWG), the RIO works with IPs to define an integrated payload manifest, develop integrated on-orbit payload operation schedules, and performs payload complement compatibility assessments. For bartered payload provisioning, the RIO and affected IPs develop formal agreements and document such through Joint Implementation Plans (JIPs). Additionally, the RIO works with the IPs to assure their endorsement readiness of IP payloads for flight and increment operations.

relationship with other issp offices The Research Integration Office relies on a number of other ISSP offices for specific tasks in support of research implementation and execution. These relationships are described in the following sub-sections.

Vehicle office - ob This office provides technical and management oversight of the design, integration, development, manufacture, test and verification and sustaining aspects of critical station elements. Research facilities are maintained and sustained by this office.

mission integration and operations office - oc This office is responsible for multi-increment mission planning, visiting vehicle traffic modeling, stage and increment requirement definition, resource allocations, manifest, consumables, crew provisioning, station stowage, and ISSP imagery. The RIO interfaces uniquely with this office through the development and submittal of increment research plans that are documented in the increment specific Annex 5: Payload Tactical Plan.

avionics and software office - od This office supplies technical expertise for avionics and software design and issue resolution for payload concerns and discrepancies relative to interfacing with ISS system avionics and software. This office has the agreement with the Research Integration Office to work payload software integration requirements inclusive of Preliminary Interface Requirement Notice (PIRN) development and assessments.

payload operations integration function The Payload Operations Integration Function (POIF) Office at the MSFC provides program direction/oversight for the development, maintenance and configuration management of key payload operations such as development of payload command and control concepts, ISS payload flight rules, payload regulations, crew and ground procedures, crew activity plans and timelines, ground/on-board displays and payload imagery requirements for the execution of real-time payload operations. The RIO works on a day-to-day basis with the POIF to ensure payload research requirements are implemented during real-time and to address payload operational execution issues and concerns. Additionally, the RIO provides guidance to the POIF relative to payload research priorities and to changes involving crew assisted payload operation tasks.

payload operations integration center The Payload Operations Integration Center (POIC) function at the MSFC provides the ground architecture and services for the payload community to meet research needs. The POIC interfaces with and, delivers hardware and software to meet increment requirements for the payload operations cadre team and remote Payload Investigators. The POIC also provides staffing inclusive of system administration, data operations, customer support, and engineering to support its function. The POIC ensures the integrity of systems and services like commanding, voice, and video and data distribution in its task to acquire and distribute those services to the station science community. The RIO works with the POIC to ensure that the research community needs fulfilled by the POIC are well defined and are implemented.

relationship with research project Organizations Research Project Organizations (RPOs) are responsible for management of research discipline projects within their research purview. Each RPO’s responsibility may include development of facility class payloads, upgraded hardware and software for the research facilities, sub-rack and external carrier payloads and non-rack payloads. RPOs are responsible for ensuring the definition, and implementation of the integration and operation processes necessary to achieve research objectives for the payloads they manage the development of. RPOs are located at virtually all the NASA Field Centers.

The RIO works with the RPOs in the development and implementation of payload project plans, integration schedules, hardware deliveries, and on-orbit operations. In some cases, the RIO provides funding and manpower resources for payload development and/or mission integration and operations of payloads to RPOs. For these cases, the RIO and RPOs document the agreed to tasks and activities via use of an Internal Task Agreement (ITA).

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Revision B research integration office management structure The following sub-sections are summaries of the roles and responsibilities of the composite offices of the ISS Research Integration Office. Figure 5.0-1 displays the RIO organizational structure with supporting boards, panels and working groups.

Figure 5.0-1 RIO Organizational Structure ISS technology and science research office The ISS Technology and Science Research Office serves as the “front door” in the RIO for sponsoring NASA funded research and projects from the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate (HEOMD) Space Life & Physical Sciences Division, Science Mission Directorate (SMD), and the NASA Office of Education. Additionally, the NASA Research Office functions as the sponsor for research projects originating from the Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) international participant. This office also advocates for performing technology demonstrations (specific payloads, focused operational crew activities, new space flight systems) on the ISS. This office gets its technology demonstration requirements from the Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) and the HEOMD Advanced Exploration Systems Division and maintains close coordination with these organizations to ensure the investments made are appropriately leveraged in order to fully demonstrate a technology on the ISS.

This office is tasked with the following major activities:

· Coordinating strategic and tactical planning inputs for NASA sponsored research

· Leading the development of assigned research multi-use hardware destined for the ISS

· Support NASA Research Announcement (NRA) development and participate in research proposal reviews and feasibility assessments as needed

· Participate in project reporting forums

· Identify, prepare and secure agreements between affected parties to ensure research project development and accomplishments The ISS Technology and Science Research Office utilizes specialized personnel, Research Portfolio Managers, to work with RPOs to ensure that approved research projects are properly developed and available for ISS integration while adhering to budget and schedule constraints.

· This office utilizes the ISS Technology Panel (ITP) as the forum for integrating requirements and coordination of technology demonstration activities between multiple programs and agencies. The responsibilities and tasks of the ITP are described in ISS MD 1045, Charter for the ISS Technology Panel.

ISS commercial space utilization office The ISS Commercial Space Utilization Office seeks to enable a vibrant, diverse economy in low-Earth orbit, leveraging the assets of the ISS National Lab. Working with the operator of the ISS National Lab (CASIS), the office strives to develop a broad community of non-traditional users as well as commercial service providers, using the ISS as a multifaceted test bed for research and a proving ground for new business models.

research integration management office The Research Integration Office is tasked with ensuring that research requirements on the program with a cross-discipline nature are adequately characterized, represented, and advocated to the ISS boards, panels, and forums. This office is staffed with Research Integration Managers (RIMs) who execute the cross-discipline payload integration functions.

The Research Integration Office utilizes and manages the Payload Integration Panel (PIP) as described in MD 1036 Charter for the Payload Integration Panel as the forum for the community-wide technical integration of ISS payloads.

iss program science Office The ISS Program Science Office functionally located within the RIO, supports the tasks of the ISS Program Scientist in ensuring active science leadership within the ISS Program so that the needs of the scientific community can be met. This office works with ISS stakeholders to advocate policy that enhances research activities on the ISS. This office works with the NASA HQ HEOMD in the reporting of established performance metrics pertaining to ISS research accomplishments, and developing and maintaining products that communicate research activities and accomplishments of the ISS to NASA senior management, Congress, and other governmental agencies.

This office represents scientific needs and requirements to the ISS Program during the strategic and tactical planning phases, during real-time operations, and at Program boards and panels that are pertinent to ISS utilization activities. This includes coordinating international utilization activities through the use of the Program Science Forum (PSF). The office integrates and monitors U.S. research priorities which are used in the development of integrated research plans and are executed on the ISS.

This office has the responsibility of publicizing the scientific objectives and results of utilization activities on the ISS to ISS stakeholders, scientists, general public, and the media. The office communicates the contents of ISS research records through reports, web online content, and other social media.

research planning office The Research Planning Office is responsible for coordinating the strategic and tactical research planning activities for the RIO. This involves the development of integrated research plans and flight payload manifest. Research planning activities are carried out via use of the (RPWG) and the Multi-increment Payload Resupply and Outfitting Model (MiPROM) Working Group.

This office provides a staff of Lead Increment Scientists (LISs) and manages the activities of the LIS Representatives (LIS Reps) who are tasked to function on-console on behalf of the LIS as the authority for providing integrated research inputs and science decisions to the payload control center Cadre at the MSFC Payload Operations Integration Center (POIC).

ISS Ground processing and research project office (at KSC) The ISS Ground Processing and Research Project Office at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is matrixed to the RIO to provide technical, support, safety, and quality ground processing services at KSC. This includes the following:

· Technical requirements development as documented in the Operations and Maintenance Requirements and Specifications Document (OMRSD) and Time Critical Ground Handling Requirements (TGHR) table for KSC testing/servicing/handling of payloads as documented in the Standard Payload Integration Agreement (SPIA) for pressurized and external payloads.

· Support requirements development for payload support services at KSC and Wallops as documented in the SPIA for pressurized and external payloads.

· NASA safety review of KSC ground processing activities as documented in the SPIA for pressurized and external payloads.

· Planning and implementation of payload technical and support requirements for payloads processing through KSC.

· Shipping and receiving support to hardware providers both to and from KSC.

· Processing space in the KSC Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF) facility for hardware provider use.

· Supplying and maintaining offline laboratories and ISS environmental simulators for investigator use for both pre-flight research hardware preparation and post-flight ground controls.

· NASA Quality support to payload developer teams during offline operations as requested.

· Support physical integration and staging of ISS external payloads as required. This may include the use of Flight Releasable Attach Mechanism (FRAM)-based lifting and handling Ground Support Equipment (GSE), with associated drawing development, and passive FRAM kit installation.

· Management of the KSC Payload Rack Checkout Unit (PRCU), EXPRESS Logistics Carrier (ELC) simulator and/or Remote Advanced Payload Test Rig (RAPTR) which is utilized for development and final verification testing of ISS external payloads.

· Transportation and handling services for payload delivery to the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) launch provider facility located on the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

This office also serves as a RPO by providing project management for specified multi-use hardware used for biological and life science research.

research integration control board The RIO uses the ISS Program Research Integration Control Board (RICB) as the management forum for baselineing and controlling changes to payload strategic planning, mission requirements, Multi-User Science Support (MUSS) facility requirements, and integration processes. This control board also provides a forum for resolving payload-related technical and schedule issues as well as research planning, mission integration, and payload operations issues. The roles and responsibilities of the RICB are defined in ISS MD 1034, Charter for the Research Integration Control Board.

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6-3 organizational roles and tasks The following sections describe major roles and tasks carried out by personnel of the RIO and support organizations.

research requirements management research and Payload integration management The RIMs in conjunction with Payload Integration Managers (PIMs) coordinate a cross-team effort to identify, document, and resolve complex individual payload integration issues to satisfy ISS integration requirements while minimizing risk to the ISS Program. The PIMs are contracted personnel who are the primary ISS Program interface to the Payload Developer (PD). Both RIMs and PIMs work closely with the PDs to ensure they satisfy ISS and launch vehicle integration requirements and deliver approved hardware to meet the payload’s launch opportunity.

ISS small business innovation research management The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is a highly competitive program that encourages domestic small businesses to engage in Federal research and research development that has the potential for commercialization. The ISS participation in the program is managed through the RIO. RIO personnel serve as ISS SBIR Topic Manager for the ‘ISS Demonstration & Development of Improved Exploration Technologies and Increased ISS Utilization’ topic. Responsibilities include identification of and coordinating with Subtopic Managers, establishing proposal rankings (funding priorities) across the various Subtopics under this Topic, and advocating the highest priority proposals to the HEOMD advisory board for ultimate proposal funding approval.

RIO personnel also participate in the SBIR program as Subtopic Managers for selected proposals related to ISS utilization and technology development and demonstration. As SMs, RIO personnel screen proposals, select and assign technical evaluators of proposals, review evaluations, rank Subtopics, and work with the Topic Manager to develop Topic rankings and communicate proposal approval recommendations.

research planning and mission management The research planning function of the RIO is carried out via a number of personnel, technical activities, and forums as described in the following sections.

research planning working group The Research Planning Working Group (RPWG) is the organization that manages the integration of multidisciplinary and international research resource requirements and objectives for the purpose of optimizing the overall research return from the ISS. The RPWG performs its functions by obtaining, consolidating and integrating research resource requirements and objectives among NASA and International Partner/Participant (IP/P) starting from the multi-increment timeframe, through the completion of all research post-flight activities. This working group develops increment research plans and addresses research issues and concerns. This working group is a sub-team of the Multilateral Research Integration Control Board. Its roles and responsibilities are described in PPD 541, Charter for the Research Planning Working Group. Specific tasks of the RPWG are detailed in SSP 50795, Research Planning Working Group Operations Plan.

lead increment scientist The LIS is a multilateral position, who is a designated NASA person from the RIO, tasked with managing the research resource requirements and objectives for a specific increment. Major duties of the Lead Increment Scientist (LIS) include:

· Integrating research requirements and objectives from the beginning of the tactical planning phase through the completion of post-increment activities

· Ensuring research requirements are properly documented to allow efficient implementation during planning, real-time, and post-increment phases

· Identifying issues which may cross increments, coordinates a position among the affected parties and represents this coordinated position to the RPWG/Multilateral Research Planning Working Group (MRPWG)

· Serving as the authority to recommend prioritized increment research activities when consensus cannot be reached and/or conflict between activities of two or more partners exist

· Conducting pre-increment research symposiums involving investigators and scientists Use of the Increment Research Team (IRT) The IRT is a sub-group under the MRPWG chartered to work increment specific research activities. The IRT provides a recommendation to the MRPWG on which investigations throughout the various research disciplines should be included as part of an increment research plan. The LIS leads the IRT which is composed of representatives identified by the different IPs. The specific responsibilities of the IRT are defined in SSP 50795, “Research Planning Working Group Operations Plan”.

Use of the International Human Research Complement Working Group Specialists from the JSC based International Space Station Medical Project (ISSMP), Canadian Space Agency (CSA), European Space Agency (ESA), and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) meet periodically as the International Human Research Complement Working Group (IHRCWG) to discuss human life sciences experiments proposed for crewmembers during the increment. The working group evaluates the experiment protocols for their specific pre, post and on-orbit crew time needs, blood volume collection needs, and when an experiment is desired to be performed relative to another. Conflicts are identified and proposals for solution are developed. Led by the LIS, the results of the IHRCWG assessments are presented to the Increment Research Team for evaluation and direction on resolution to unresolved conflicts. PPD 1027, “Charter for the International Human Research Complement Working Group” describes the working group’s function and responsibilities.

real-time increment operations support The RIO supports real-time mission operations through the participation in various meeting forums as well as providing personnel as part of the Payload Operations Integration Center (POIC) cadre. The LIS and his/her direct support personnel, LIS Representatives (LIS Reps), participate in daily research mission management team tag-ups, attend Increment Mission Management Team (IMMT) meetings, and conduct science operations status tag-ups with the on-going increment research community on a weekly basis. The LIS Reps, staff the LIS Rep console position in the POIC and is the authority for providing integrated research inputs to the POIC cadre as delegated by the LIS.

USER OPERATIONS PANEL SUPPORT (STRATEGIC PLANNING)

The strategic planning process is responsible for the long-range (typically 5-year out) multilateral strategic operations and utilization planning for the ISS. The utilization strategic planning process is the responsibility of the User Operations Panel (UOP). The UOP develops, approves, and maintains a Utilization Management Plan (UMP) that establishes processes for utilization of ISS elements, defines standard user integration and user operations support, and describes the approach to distributed user integration and operations. The Research Integration Office supports the UOP in a number of ways. A RIO representative is the Executive Secretary of the UOP, providing panel meeting logistical and administrative functions, actions coordination, and meeting minutes recording and summary distribution. The RIO also provides the designated NASA Representative to the Panel, who represents the collective NASA (as an IP) utilization interests.

Individual Partner strategic operations plans and utilization plans are integrated into a Consolidated Operations and Utilization Plan (COUP), which provides direction to the ISS Program planning functions at the tactical level to define more detailed plans and requirements which are incorporated into specific increment Increment Definition Requirement Document (IDRDs). The Research Integration Office through its designated lead for strategic planning, leads the development of the COUP and coordinates the approval of the document in conjunction with the Systems Operations Panel (SOP) Executive Secretary via formal letter submittal to the NASA HQ Multilateral Coordination Board (MCB) Executive Secretary.

Miprom working group The MiPROM Working Group is used to determine the optimal external payload manifest and manage the location of unpressurized payloads at ISS external attach sites; ELCs, Columbus Exposed Payload Facility (COL-EPF), and Japanese Experiment Module-Exposed Facility (JEM-EF). This involves conducting assessments of the readiness of payloads for launch, evaluation of payload’s on-orbit duration needs and viewing/attached location requirements, and return or disposal opportunities.

The MiPROM Working Group (WG) also provides a recommendation as to launch large, facility-class pressurized payloads as part of manifesting planning activities and when to return or dispose of existing facility racks to make room for newer racks.

The WG is composed of technical experts from various ISS organizations including, RIO, IPs, payload integration teams, systems engineering and integration, and ISS Vehicle Office personnel. The RIO manages the WG group and book manages the MiPROM document, SSP 50450.

window observation research facility working group The RIO uses the Window Observation Research Facility (WORF) Working Group as the forum to facility accommodations and operations of multiple payloads desiring to use the WORF. The forum addresses WORF user needs, finds synergies where possible of research activities within the WORF, and seeks to utilize common hardware and software for research investigations using the WORF. The working group provides technical inputs into prioritization of payload scheduling in the WORF taking into consideration investigation science objectives, hardware commonalities and options for payload joint operations. The forum is composed of members from the WORF Project Office (resident at the MSFC), the ISS windows optics discipline, the Commercial Space Utilization Office (CSUO), the Technology and Science Research Office (TSRO), ISS Flight Crew Office, and the JSC Imagery Working Group. ISS MD 1026 describes responsibilities of the working group.

PROCESSES and products The following sub-sections describe processes and products used by the RIO to fulfill is role in managing the USOS research implementation on board the ISS.

PAYLOAD INTEGRATION SCHEDULES

The Payload Developer, through the RPO develop and submit payload integration schedules to the Research Integration Office. These include definition of major reviews, integration/operation milestones, deliveries, design, fabrication, assembly, and test at the sub-system level through integration into the ISS. The schedules are consistent with the flight preparation requirements defined in the ISS Payload Integration Template, SSP 57057 and maintained by the Research Integration Office in order to assure timely delivery of integration products to support the ISSP flight production process.

payload integration agreements Payload Developers in conjunction with PIMs develop unique integration agreements with the ISSP for those payloads that have physical interface to the ISS or may require unique services on the ground or on-board the ISS.

Payload Integration Agreement (PIA) (SSP 52000 series documents) contains top-level roles and responsibilities, requirements, including payload description and objectives, manifesting, onboard placement, and operations requirements. The RIO and responsible payload developer signs the PIA.

Data sets (SSP 52000 series documents) document detailed requirements for implementation of the payload mission including; training, ground data services, operations, and KSC support requirements. The RIO is included in the review of all Data Sets to assure consistency with ISSP documentation, and integration of requirements across disciplines.

Requirements baseline and integration tool The RIO manages the development and implementation of a web-based software tool that provides PDs and other desired users, a single-source location for payload specific input and output integration information. This software application, titled OZ Requirements Baseline and Integration Tool (ORBIT) is used for data collection in a number of requirements areas including payload manifest parameters, payload exceptions, engineering interface verification data, PIRNs, research investigation descriptions, and payload project related Certification of Flight Readiness (CoFR) information.

The RIO continues to manage updates to the ORBIT as new and desired enhancements are proposed.

joint implementation plans Joint Implementation Plans (JIPs) are agreements written with an ISS International Partner after a formal top-level agreement is signed between NASA and the IP describing an exchange or barter. Top-level agreements (Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs), Cooperative Agreements) may involve the barter or exchange of NASA resources outside the purview of the NASA Research Integration Office, and therefore require the continued involvement of the IP Office and ISSP management, as well as the NASA Research Integration Office.

JIPs are approved by the ISS External Integration Office, the NASA Research Integration Office, the RPO, the IP, and the payload developer (if applicable). Once a JIP is signed, the RPO is responsible for implementing the management agreements and for impacting and implementing any program decisions that affect the JIP.

MONTHLY TECHNICAL, COST, SCHEDULE REVIEWS

The RIO authorizes payload project activity and implementing organization funding according to ISSP and NASA Headquarters budget guidelines as required to support the implementation of research requirements. Funding is reviewed annually through the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) process. Any funding changes within a fiscal year are managed via Budget Change Directives initiated by the RIO and approved by the ISSP Program Planning & Control Office.

The RIO uses monthly Technical, Costs, Schedule Reviews (TCSRs) as a business management forum in order to track costs, schedule milestones, and identify issues and/or concerns that may develop with RPO funded work.

INTERNAL TASK AGREEMENTS

The RIO uses ITAs as the contract mechanism with NASA organizations to perform work involving the delivery of specific products (hardware, analyses, unique tasks, etc.), specifying schedules, and defining needed resources (budgets, staffing requirements).

RPOs and implementing organizations prepare and submit ITAs. The Research Integration Office and RPO or implementing organization management approve ITAs.

risk management Risk management techniques are used proactively to identify risks so that appropriate mitigation plans are developed and implemented to reduce the consequences of the risk and/or the likelihood that the risk will occur. RPOs, payload developers, and implementing organizations communicate technical, schedule, and cost risk data to the Research Integration Office, using SSP 50175, ISS Risk Management Plan as a guide.

certificaTIon of flight readiness The RIO provides readiness endorsement statements to the ISSP in support of ISS certification of readiness reviews for launch vehicle operations and ISS on-orbit increment operations. The RIO collects readiness endorsements from the RPOs and implementing organizations and represents these organization’s readiness at ISSP CoFR reviews. The certification and endorsement process and data requirements are followed as defined in SSP 52054, ISS Research Integration Office Certification of Flight Readiness (CoFR) Implementation Plan.

communications and outreach To raise awareness of ISS research and its benefits in our daily lives and future, the RIO uses a number of web and social media communication platforms to inform the public as well as the technical community. A dedicated web site on nasa.gov describes ISS research and technology, including information on the opportunities for research on the ISS, ISS Benefits for Humanity, ISS experiment summaries, ISS facilities available for research, and research results citations, and links to ISS research images, videos, and media resources. The more general ISS web site on nasa.gov includes crew and expedition data, and other facts and figures about ISS. The social media platforms for ISS Research include Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr Photos, and Instagram. The RIO maintains a Customer Service Helpline (telephone and email) that PDs and other parties can use for inquiry and assistance in ISS research related matters.

Appendix a - Acronyms and abbreviations

Appendix b - glossary AllocatioN The portioning of resources and accommodations to the ISS users. Total ISS resources and accommodations are allocated between system and utilization. Utilization resources and accommodations are allocated between International Partners.

increment A specific time period on the ISS which combines different operations such as assembly, scientific research, maintenance, and other ISS system and utilization operations. The duration of an increment is the time period from the undocking of a Soyuz to the undocking of the next Soyuz and can support one or more stages.

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Appendix c - open work Table C-1 lists the specific To Be Determined (TBD) items in the document that are not yet known. The TBD is inserted as a placeholder wherever the required data is needed and is formatted in bold type within brackets. The TBD item is numbered based on the section where the first occurrence of the item is located as the first digit and a consecutive number as the second digit (i.e., <TBD 4-1> is the first undetermined item assigned in Section 4 of the document). As each TBD is solved, the updated text is inserted in each place that the TBD appears in the document and the item is removed from this table. As new TBD items are assigned, they will be added to this list in accordance with the above described numbering scheme. Original TBDs will not be renumbered.

Table C-1 to be determined items

Table C-2 lists the specific To Be Resolved (TBR) issues in the document that are not yet known. The TBR is inserted as a placeholder wherever the required data is needed and is formatted in bold type within brackets. The TBR issue is numbered based on the section where the first occurrence of the issue is located as the first digit and a consecutive number as the second digit (i.e., <TBR 4-1> is the first unresolved issue assigned in Section 4 of the document). As each TBR is resolved, the updated text is inserted in each place that the TBR appears in the document and the issue is removed from this table. As new TBR issues are assigned, they will be added to this list in accordance with the above described numbering scheme. Original TBRs will not be renumbered.

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