SUBORBITAL AND SPECIAL ORBITAL PROJECTS DIRECTORATE CREAM Mission

SUBORBITAL AND SPECIAL ORBITAL PROJECTS DIRECTORATE CREAM Mission Schedule Jeffrey A. Reddish CREAM Deputy Project Manager Code 840/NASA May 7, 2003 CREAM Monthly Status Report

CREAM Target Planning Schedule - 2004 May 7, 2003 CREAM Monthly Status Report 2

Schedule Milestones l Design Improvement Assessment - l Failure Review Board - l December 2 -14, 2003 Wallops Ready to Receive Instrument - l September 2, 2003 CDM Thermal Vacuum - l July 7, 2003 System I & T Readiness Review - l April 22 – August 28, 2003 Delta Design Review - l May 28, 2003 Documentation - l April 28 – May 28, 2003 Resource Driven Schedule - l April 28 – May 23, 2003 February 3, 2004 End-to-End Hang Test - After instrument arrival and ballooncraft I&T May 7, 2003 CREAM Monthly Status Report 3

Instrument Scheduling Considerations l Preliminary Plans - l Scheduling Issues - - l Calorimeter to CERN for calibration in July or August. Calorimeter to remain in CERN until heavy proton test in October Instrument to arrive back at UMD by mid-November. When does instrument integration occur? l Prior to initial calibration? l Complete instrument I&T after return from CERN? Need to schedule time to install thermal hardware on instrument prior to instrument thermal vacuum test at GSFC. Collaborators time to support CREAM in conflict with supporting Antarctica balloon missions (TRACER and ANITA-Lite) in December. CREAM planning/scheduling meeting on May 8, 2003 at UMD. May 7, 2003 CREAM Monthly Status Report 4

Failure Review Board l Problem Reports - l Charter - l Mux chip failure (PFR 005) Iridium Experiment Package (IEP) (PFR 014) Power Distribution Box (PFR 013) To find root cause of problems. Document findings. Recommend corrective actions. Team Members - May 7, 2003 Jeff Reddish, Chair – Deputy Project Manager Mark Cascia, CREAM System Engineer Brian Corbin, CREAM Chief Engineer Gene Furnace, CREAM System Assurance Ad Hoc members as necessary. CREAM Monthly Status Report 5