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| P      | -        | -         | -      | -   Assist in collecting   |
| rogram |   Assist |    Assist | Assist |     qualification data     |
| Integ  |     in   |     in    |     in |     from LSP               |
| ration |     co   |     c     |        |                            |
| Office | llecting | ollecting |   coll | -   Assess Program         |
|        |          |     qual  | ecting |     Management Functions   |
|        |    quali | ification |     q  |     required to provide    |
|        | fication |     data  | ualifi |     launch service and to  |
|        |     data |     from  | cation |     satisfy typical        |
|        |     from |     LSP   |        |     mission requirements   |
|        |     LSP  |           |   data |                            |
|        |          |           |        | -   Assess the LSP's       |
|        |          |           |   from |     configuration          |
|        |          |           |        |     management system      |
|        |          |           |    LSP |                            |
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| Engin  | -        | -         | -      | -   Assess proposed        |
| eering |  Support |    Manage | Manage |     "common vehicle"       |
| POC    |     MSFC |     En    |        |     configuration to       |
|        |     Qual | gineering |  Engin |     determine if there is  |
|        |     Team |           | eering |     sufficient heritage to |
|        |          |  Division |     Di |     warrant qualification  |
|        |          |     and   | vision |     by Category 3          |
|        |          |     SFAO  |        |     Alternative.           |
|        |          |           | effort |                            |
|        |          |    effort |        | -   Create a qualification |
|        |          |           | -   P  |     plan that details the  |
|        |          | -         | repare |     plan to accomplish the |
|        |          |   Prepare |        |     items in this process  |
|        |          |     ERB   |    ERB |     and any additional     |
|        |          |           |     p  |     items required by the  |
|        |          |   package | ackage |     Engineering Division.  |
|        |          |           |        |     The plan is to be      |
|        |          |           |        |     reviewed by the ERB    |
|        |          |           |        |     and brought to the PDM |
|        |          |           |        |     and PRCB for approval. |
|        |          |           |        |     Update, and obtain     |
|        |          |           |        |     approval for, the plan |
|        |          |           |        |     as required during the |
|        |          |           |        |     qualification review   |
|        |          |           |        |     process.               |
|        |          |           |        |                            |
|        |          |           |        | -   Review LSP documented  |
|        |          |           |        |     risk management        |
|        |          |           |        |     policies with respect  |
|        |          |           |        |     to the identification, |
|        |          |           |        |     tracking, analysis,    |
|        |          |           |        |     and mitigation         |
|        |          |           |        |     techniques             |
|        |          |           |        |                            |
|        |          |           |        | -   Review existing        |
|        |          |           |        |     documentation system   |
|        |          |           |        |     discipline with regard |
|        |          |           |        |     to requirement         |
|        |          |           |        |     definition,            |
|        |          |           |        |     requirement tracking,  |
|        |          |           |        |     procedure development  |
|        |          |           |        |     and release, test      |
|        |          |           |        |     execution, problem     |
|        |          |           |        |     reporting and          |
|        |          |           |        |     corrective action,     |
|        |          |           |        |     procedure deviations,  |
|        |          |           |        |     recurrence control,    |
|        |          |           |        |     and quality control    |
|        |          |           |        |                            |
|        |          |           |        | -   Assess LSP             |
|        |          |           |        |     documentation with     |
|        |          |           |        |     respect to formal      |
|        |          |           |        |     design review and      |
|        |          |           |        |     readiness review       |
|        |          |           |        |     process.               |
|        |          |           |        |                            |
|        |          |           |        | -   Manage Engineering     |
|        |          |           |        |     Division & SFAO        |
|        |          |           |        |     effort. Prepare ERB    |
|        |          |           |        |     package.               |
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|        |          |     with  | atches | -   Review documented test |
|        |          |     at    |        |     practices for          |
|        |          |     least |    > " |     manufacturing,         |
|        |          |     1     | common |     sub-assembly,          |
|        |          |     fully |        |     sub-system, and system |
|        |          |     s     |   > ve |     testing. Evaluate how  |
|        |          | uccessful | hicle" |     the LSP has adapted    |
|        |          |           |        |     documented and proven  |
|        |          |    launch | > with |     test practices from    |
|        |          |           |        |     the category 3         |
|        |          | -         |   > at |     qualified vehicle used |
|        |          | Identify, |     >  |     as the basis for a     |
|        |          |     for   |  least |     Category 3 Alternative |
|        |          |     dete  |        |     qualification.         |
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| ission |          |    Verify | Verify |     outlined for           |
| An     |          |     that  |        |     qualification Category |
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|        |          |     on    |    for |     sub-system, and system |
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|        |          |           |  conse |     documented and proven  |
|        |          |    flight | cutive |     test practices from    |
|        |          |     (s)   |     f  |     the category 3         |
|        |          |           | lights |     qualified vehicle used |
|        |          | -         |        |     as the basis for a     |
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| SFAO   | -   N/A  | -         |        | -   Perform all steps      |
|        |          |   Conduct |        |     outlined for           |
|        |          |     2^nd^ |        |     qualification Category |
|        |          |     party |        |     2, except assess them  |
|        |          |     audit |        |     for 6 consecutive      |
|        |          |     of    |        |     successful flights.    |
|        |          |     LSP   |        |                            |
|        |          |     manu  |        | -   Conduct 2^nd^ party    |
|        |          | facturing |        |     audit of LSP's         |
|        |          |     o     |        |     management and         |
|        |          | perations |        |     engineering processes. |
|        |          |     and   |        |                            |
|        |          |           |        | -   Review existing        |
|        |          |   quality |        |     documentation system   |
|        |          |           |        |     discipline with regard |
|        |          |  systems/ |        |     to requirement         |
|        |          | processes |        |     definition,            |
|        |          |           |        |     requirement tracking,  |
|        |          | -         |        |     procedure development  |
|        |          |   Support |        |     and release, test      |
|        |          |     en    |        |     execution, problem     |
|        |          | gineering |        |     reporting and          |
|        |          |     a     |        |     corrective action,     |
|        |          | ssessment |        |     procedure deviations,  |
|        |          |     of    |        |     recurrence control,    |
|        |          |           |        |     and quality control    |
|        |          |    design |        |                            |
|        |          |     re    |        | -   Assess the LSP's       |
|        |          | liability |        |     configuration          |
|        |          |           |        |     management system      |
|        |          |  analysis |        |                            |
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