982-R120461 October 1, 2005 PROMETHEUS PROJECT National Aeronautics and Space Administration Final Report Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology Pasadena, California [This page intentionally left blank] 982-R120461 PROMETHEUS PROJECT OCTOBER 1, 2005 FINAL REPORT Signature Page Name Title Date Signature Randall Taylor Prometheus Project Closeout Manager i 982-R120461 PROMETHEUS PROJECT OCTOBER 1, 2005 FINAL REPORT [This page intentionally left blank] ii 982-R120461 PROMETHEUS PROJECT OCTOBER 1, 2005 FINAL REPORT Acknowledgement The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), a division of the California Institute of Technology, manages the Prometheus Project for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Prometheus Nuclear Systems Program. iii 982-R120461 PROMETHEUS PROJECT OCTOBER 1, 2005 FINAL REPORT [This page intentionally left blank] iv 982-R120461 PROMETHEUS PROJECT OCTOBER 1, 2005 FINAL REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................1 1.1 Project Identification................................................................................................1 1.2 Project Summary......................................................................................................1 1.3 Project History .........................................................................................................2 1.4 Scope of Final Report ..............................................................................................4 2. OBJECTIVES AND REQUIREMENTS.........................................................................7 2.1 Science Objectives...................................................................................................7 2.2 Technology Objectives ............................................................................................7 2.3 Level-1 Requirements and Mission Success Criteria ..............................................8 2.4 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Compliance and Launch Approval Engineering..............................................................................................................9 2.5 Project Nomenclature.............................................................................................10 2.6 JPL Institutional Requirements Compliance and Tailoring...................................11 3. MISSION DESCRIPTION .............................................................................................15 3.1 JIMO Mission Overview........................................................................................15 3.2 Follow-On Missions...............................................................................................19 4. IMPLEMENTATION APPROACH..............................................................................21 4.1 WBS and Products List..........................................................................................21 4.2 Implementation Summary......................................................................................22 4.3 Acquisition and Surveillance Summary.................................................................23 4.4 Project/Program-Level Agreements.......................................................................27 4.5 Project Dependencies and Inheritance...................................................................29 5. PROJECT MANAGEMENT..........................................................................................31 5.1 Project Authority....................................................................................................31 5.2 Organization, Roles, and Responsibility................................................................33 5.3 Technology Development......................................................................................35 5.4 Risk Management ..................................................................................................44 5.5 Reviews and Reporting..........................................................................................46 5.6 Management Controls, Tools and Support Systems..............................................50 5.7 Public Outreach and Advocacy..............................................................................52 5.8 Facilities.................................................................................................................55 v 982-R120461 PROMETHEUS PROJECT OCTOBER 1, 2005 FINAL REPORT 5.9 Logistics.................................................................................................................55 5.10 End of Project Lifecycle ........................................................................................56 6. PROJECT SYSTEM ENGINEERING..........................................................................57 6.1 Project Engineering Scope.....................................................................................57 6.2 Project Engineering Approach...............................................................................57 6.3 Project Engineering Implementation .....................................................................62 7. SAFETY AND MISSION ASSURANCE ......................................................................69 7.1 Safety Management ...............................................................................................69 7.2 Mission Assurance Management ...........................................................................70 8. SCIENCE SYSTEM ........................................................................................................85 8.1 Science System Overview......................................................................................85 8.2 Science ...................................................................................................................87 8.3 Mission Design ......................................................................................................93 8.4 Science Operations Module .................................................................................101 8.5 Mission Module ...................................................................................................102 9. DEEP SPACE SYSTEM ...............................................................................................109 9.1 DSV Design Evolution ........................................................................................111 9.2 Deep Space Vehicle Description .........................................................................112 9.3 Spaceship Verification and Validation Plan ........................................................128 9.4 Spaceship Simulations and Testbeds ...................................................................135 10. GROUND SYSTEM ......................................................................................................141 10.1 Ground System Overview and Operations Concept ............................................141 10.2 Ground System Deliveries and Verification & Validation..................................150 10.3 Ground System Simulators & Test Beds .............................................................152 10.4 Ground System — Operations Assumptions .......................................................154 11. LAUNCH SYSTEM.......................................................................................................157 11.1 Launch Options....................................................................................................157 11.2 Phase A Studies....................................................................................................159 11.3 Baseline Launch System......................................................................................161 11.4 Major Trades........................................................................................................161 11.5 Rendezvous and Docking Segment .....................................................................164 12. SCHEDULE....................................................................................................................167 12.1 Top-Level Summary and Critical Path Summary................................................167 vi 982-R120461 PROMETHEUS PROJECT OCTOBER 1, 2005 FINAL REPORT 12.2 Detail Schedule Development..............................................................................172 13. ESTIMATES AND BUDGETS ....................................................................................175 13.1 Cost Analysis Requirement Description (CARD) ...............................................175 13.2 Life Cycle Cost Estimate (LCCE) .......................................................................176 13.3 Funding Requirements.........................................................................................179 13.4 Workforce ............................................................................................................180 APPENDIX A — FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ...........................................................181 A.1 General.................................................................................................................181 A.2 Project Management ............................................................................................181 A.3 Requirements .......................................................................................................182