International Space Station

How to Get Your Research Onto and Operated on Station

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Station Research Integration Office Mission And Program Integration NASA/Johnson Space Center June 2017 How to Get Your Research Onto and Operated on Station ◄ PROCESS ► Summary

PHASE 0: SPONSORSHIP  Funding Sources  Initial Points of Contact

PHASE 1: CONCEPTION

PHASE 2: PLAN & PREPARE

PHASE 3: DESIGN & ANALYZE

PHASE 4: VERIFY

PHASE 5: DELIVER

PHASE 6: OPERATE & POST OPERATIONS

2 PHASE 0: SPONSORSHIP Funding Sources (a) NASA Research Grant opportunities and information in NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/

(b) National Laboratory Research / The Center for the Advancement of Space in Science (CASIS) The 2005 NASA Authorization Act designated the U.S segment of the space station as a national laboratory, enabling access by other Federal agencies, non- profits, and the private sector. Opportunities and information in CASIS’ website at www.iss-casis.org/ and www.spacestationresearch.com/ research-on-station/opportunities/ (c) Educational Activities Both NASA Education and CASIS offer education opportunities and information at NASA: www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/ stem_on_station/index.html. and at CASIS: http://www.iss-casis.org/research.php, http://iss-casis.org/Education.aspx, http://casisacademy.org/ (d) International Partner Research International investigators should seek sponsorship through their appropriate space agency. For more information on research sponsorship and funding, see: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/ops/funding/ (Acronym list on last page of this presentation) 3 PHASE 0: SPONSORSHIP Initial Points of Contact SPONSORING ORGANIZATION International Space Station Program Division or Program (Funding Source) Research Integration Contact

NASA Human Exploration Operations Mission Directorate George Nelson, Manager NASA Space Life and Physical Sciences Research and Applications Division Technology and Science Research Office, NASA/JSC, 281-244-8514 - Physical Science Research Program (NASA-funded) [email protected] - Space Biology (NASA-funded) NASA Human Exploration Operations Mission Directorate Suzanne McCollum, Manager NASA Space Life and Physical Sciences Research and Applications Division Human Research Program Office, NASA/JSC, 281-483-7307 - Human Research Program (NASA-funded) [email protected] NASA Science Mission Directorate George Nelson, Manager NASA Astrophysics, Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science Divisions Technology and Science Research Office, NASA/JSC, 281-244-8514 (NASA-funded) [email protected] NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate George Nelson, Manager NASA Human Exploration Operations Mission Directorate Technology and Science Research Office, NASA/JSC, 281-244-8514 NASA Technology Development and Demonstration (NASA-funded) [email protected] ISS National Laboratory Michael Read, Manager The Center for the Advancement of Space in Science (CASIS) Commercial Space Utilization Office, NASA/JSC, 281-244-7656 (Other government agency funded, non-profit / commercially funded) [email protected] Ken Shields, Director, Operations and STEM Education, The Center for the Advancement of Space in Science (CASIS), NASA/KSC, 321-253-5101, [email protected] Education Ken Shields, Director, Operations and STEM The Center for the Advancement of Space in Science (CASIS) Education, The Center for the Advancement of Space in Science (CASIS), NASA/KSC, 321-253-5101, [email protected] Station Research Customer Helpline [email protected]  281-244-6187 4 PHASE 1: CONCEPTION

Plan Design Operate Conception Verify Deliver & Prepare & Analyze & Post Ops

Flow Understand what the Integration Integration payload developer needs from the Station Program DRIVEN BY PAYLOAD DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE KICKOFF

Programmatic • Establish NASA information technology access • Provide initial data set • Conduct initial assessment of interfaces and services needed from Station • Establish project schedule • Create Payload Integration Agreement • Develop Payload Integration Manager schedule 5 PHASE 2: PLAN & PREPARE

Plan Design Operate Conception Verify Deliver & Prepare & Analyze & Post Ops

Flow Station Program collaborates Integration Integration with the payload developer to provide items required to design the experiment or payload DRIVEN BY PAYLOAD DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE

Programmatic Payload Developer • Complete Phase 0 Safety Technical Interchange Meeting Inputs • Complete Phase I Safety Review • Provide payload • Develop baseline requirements (Station and Visiting Vehicles) readiness date • Conduct Command & Data Handling/Ground Data Services Coordination Meeting • Identify NASA test facility needs • Provide operational constraints 6 PHASE 3: DESIGN & ANALYZE

Plan Design Operate Conception Verify Deliver & Prepare & Analyze & Post Ops

Flow Understand maturity of design Integration Integration and forward risk as integration process moves into fabrication and verification DRIVEN BY PAYLOAD DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE

Programmatic Payload Developer Inputs • Define Non-Compliance Report approach • Define Non-Compliance Report approach • Complete Phase II Safety Review • Identify crew training needs • Identify crew training needs • Complete preliminary design review/concept development (Station Program support as requested by payload developer)

7 PHASE 4: VERIFY

Plan Design Operate Conception Verify Deliver & Prepare & Analyze & Post Ops

Flow Fabricate and complete Integration Integration verification in preparation for shipment and launch vehicle integration DRIVEN BY PAYLOAD DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE

Programmatic Payload Developer Inputs • Complete Phase III Safety • Finalize Command & • Conduct verification testing • Receive operations console Review Data Handling inputs and submit verification data training • Conduct verification testing • Approve interface to NASA (hardware, software, • Conduct training for crew and submit verification verification data and science, operations) and visiting vehicle team |data to NASA (hardware, non-compliance reports • Update ops and planning • Provide ground facility software, science, ops) • Host Science products, payload regulations, requirements • Update ops and planning Symposium fight rules, and conducts review products, payload • Identify part level flight regulations, fight rules, manifest data and conducts review 8 8 PHASE 5: DELIVER

Plan Design Operate Conception Verify Deliver & Prepare & Analyze & Post Ops

Flow Perform launch Integration Integration vehicle integration and deliver to Station

DRIVEN BY PAYLOAD DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE

Programmatic Payload Developer Inputs • Communicate launch campaign information • Define time-critical ground handling • Provide Certification of Flight Readiness requirements and launch campaign constraints • Deliver hardware and processes at launch site • Provide final inputs to operations and planning products • Participate in open work tracking log meeting to report non-standard open work

9 PHASE 6: OPERATE & POST OPERATIONS

Plan Design Operate Conception Verify Deliver & Prepare & Analyze & Post Ops

Flow Operate the research Integration Integration and complete post- operations integration

DRIVEN BY PAYLOAD DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE

Programmatic Payload Developer Inputs • Conduct crew debrief • Operate experiment • End Huntsville Operations Support Services • Facilitate sample and data return • Share science with the world • Collect and evaluate lessons learned • Enable principal investigator publications

10 ACRONYMS

AES = Advanced Exploration Systems ASI = Agenzia Spaziale Italiana CASIS = The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space CSA = Canadian Space Agency DoD = Department of Defense ESA = European Space Agency HEOMD = Human Exploration Operations and Mission Directorate ISS = International Space Station JAXA = Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency JSC = Johnson Space Center NIH = National Institutes of Health NSF = National Science Foundation NSPIRES = NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System OCT = Office of the Chief Technologist SMD = Science Mission Directorate STMD = Space Technology Mission Directorate ST&E = Science, Technology & Exploration Tech. Dev. = Technology Development USDA = United States Department of Agriculture 9