Arctic 2007 NASA FR 7 P 001 NASA

Potential Co-Principal Investigators • • • Dr. Prasad Gogineni - gogineni@ittc. ku. edu Mr.

Documentation Requirements • Flight Requests – OSU and WFF in; others ? ? •

Reviews / Meetings • Airworthiness Review Board (840/548) • Mission Readiness Review (840) •

Preliminary Mission Timeline • • • ARB Review January 16, 2007 Receive instrumentation March

Arctic 2007 Basing Options • • Thule AFB Kangerlussuaq (Sondrestrom) Canada ? ? Iceland

Mission Costs • P-3 Subsidized rate at $ 2, 500/hr • Transit time ~

Mission Peculiar Costs • Aircrew Per-Diem (Lodging/M&IE) • Airfield Costs • • – –

Estimated Basing Costs (MPCs) • Assumptions; – 7 air-crew members – 15 hours overtime/day

Cost ? ? • Assumption; 40 flight hours/week • 300 K + 50 K

Slides: 11

Download presentation

Arctic 2007 NASA FR: 7 P 001 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Wallops Flight Facility Principal Investigator: Dr. Ken Jezek; OSU Byrd Polar Research Center Mission Manager: John Valliant CSC – NASA WFF Code 840 Arctic 20070 TIM 10/10/2007

Potential Co-Principal Investigators • • • Dr. Prasad Gogineni - gogineni@ittc. ku. edu Mr. William Krabill – William. B. Krabill@nasa. gov Dr. Keith Raney - Keith. Raney@jhuapl. edu GSFC Greenbelt Others? ? Arctic 20070 TIM 10/10/2007

Documentation Requirements • Flight Requests – OSU and WFF in; others ? ? • • • (JHU… suborbital. nasa. gov) Danish/Canadian Over-flight Clearances General Experiment Information and Request Worksheet (PIs) Project Plan (840) Mission Operations Safety Directive (840) ECF MOSD (548) Approval to Proceed (800/840) Arctic 20070 TIM 10/10/2007

Reviews / Meetings • Airworthiness Review Board (840/548) • Mission Readiness Review (840) • Final Installation Inspection Review (840/548) – Subsequent Safety of Flight Release • Weekly/Monthly Technical Flight telecons Arctic 20070 TIM 10/10/2007

Preliminary Mission Timeline • • • ARB Review January 16, 2007 Receive instrumentation March 6, 2007 Begin upload March 13, 2006 Complete upload April 13, 2007 Final Installation and Inspection Review April 16, 2007 Safety of flight Release April 17, 2007 Mission Readiness Review April 18, 2007 Engineering Check Flight April 19, 2007 Begin Mission April 23, 2007 Return to WFF on May 14, 2007 Question; Test flight requests Arctic 20070 TIM 10/10/2007

Arctic 2007 Basing Options • • Thule AFB Kangerlussuaq (Sondrestrom) Canada ? ? Iceland ? ? Arctic 20070 TIM 10/10/2007

Mission Costs • P-3 Subsidized rate at $ 2, 500/hr • Transit time ~ 16 hrs round trip • ECF ~ 1 -3 hrs • Test Flights ? ? • ~ $ 50 K non-science hours (ECF, transit) • + MPCs Arctic 20070 TIM 10/10/2007

Mission Peculiar Costs • Aircrew Per-Diem (Lodging/M&IE) • Airfield Costs • • – – – Deicing Ramp charges Administrative Fees Crew Overtime Fuel Exceeding Subsidized rate $ 3. 00 Shop Supplies Engineering/Fabrication Arctic 20070 TIM 10/10/2007

Estimated Basing Costs (MPCs) • Assumptions; – 7 air-crew members – 15 hours overtime/day • Thule (per week) – Aircrew Per-Diem (Lodging/M&IE) = $ 64/day = ~ $ 3 K – Airfield Costs = $ 0 • Deicing • Ramp charges • Administrative Fees – Crew Overtime = $ 5 K – Fuel Exceeding Subsidized rate of $ 3. 00 = $0 • WAG for Thule = 8 K/week Arctic 20070 TIM 10/10/2007

Estimated Basing Costs (MPCs) • Assumptions; – 7 air-crew members – 15 hours overtime/day • Sonde (per week) – Aircrew Per-Diem (Lodging/M&IE) = $ 313/day = ~ $ 15 K – Airfield Costs = $ 1700/day = ~$ 12 K • Deicing ( not included) • Ramp charges • Administrative Fees – Crew Overtime = $ 5 K – Fuel Exceeding Subsidized rate of $ 3. 00 (fuel rate $3. 70 -$4. 50) = $4 K / day = ~$ 28 K • WAG for Sonde = $ 60 K/week Arctic 20070 TIM 10/10/2007

Cost ? ? • Assumption; 40 flight hours/week • 300 K + 50 K non-science = $350 K • 2 weeks Thule = $ 20 K • 1 week Sonde = $ 60 K • Total scenario cost ~ $ 430 K Arctic 20070 TIM 10/10/2007