# Presentation: 730507

## Kennedy Space Center

- NASA’s Lead Center for Acquisition and Management of Expendable Launch Vehicle Launch Services

## Expendable Launch Vehicles(ELV)Program Overview

## Agenda

- Overview
- Vision & Mission Statement
- Acquisition of Commercial Launch Services
- Program Organization
- Program Goals
- Requirements
- Control and Review Boards
- Critical Tasks
- Contracts
- Program Operating Structure
- Critical Success Indicators
- Workload Outlook
- Backup
- Transition History

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## Overview

- Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is NASA’s Lead Center for Acquisition and Management of Expendable Launch Vehicle Launch Services
- The ELV Program Office, established in response to the NASA Strategic Plan
- Provides a single focus for the acquisition and management of ELV launch services
- Affords NASA the benefits of consolidated and streamlined technical and administrative functions
- The Program provides launch services for NASA, NASA-sponsored, and other government payloads (e.g., NOAA) as required.  Launch sites include:
- Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS)
- Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB)
- Wallops Flight Facility
- Other remote sites (Kwajalein; Kodiak, Alaska)
- The Program was transitioned to KSC in October 1998

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## Vision & Mission Statements

- Vision Statement:
- "Global leadership in launch service excellence**”**
- Mission Statement:
- "Provide launch service excellence, expertise, and leadership to assure mission success for every customer"

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## Acquisition of Commercial Launch Services

- Per National Policy, KSC is committed to acquiring launch services on a commercial basis
- National Space Policy, Commercial Space Guidelines, Item 2 -  *“U.S. Government agencies shall purchase commercially available space goods and services to the fullest extent feasible...”*
- NASA Strategic Plan
*“**The Administration and Congress will rely on NASA to buy commercial launch services and, when necessary, to form partnerships with industry to help create new technological capabilities for lower costs and more reliable civil, national security, and commercial access to space.”*
- KSC buys launch services, not hardware
- NASA specifies mission unique requirements
- Complies with NASA’s Risk Mitigation Policy
- Complies with NASA’s Insight and Approval Policy

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## NASA’s Risk Mitigation Strategy
“Launch Services acquisition strategy shall seek to balance mission risk with launch vehicle demonstrated flight history and maturity”
Defines payloads as:  Category 1, Category 2, or Category 3
KSC will conduct a certification program at the fleet level to accept any launch service as a qualified supplier for NASA launches 

- “*Launch Services acquisition strategy shall seek to balance mission risk with launch vehicle demonstrated flight history and maturity”*
- Defines payloads as:  Category 1, Category 2, or Category 3
- KSC will conduct a certification program at the fleet level to accept any launch service as a qualified supplier for NASA launches

- Acquisition of Commercial Launch Services (cont’d)

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## NASA’s Insight and Approval Process
KSC remains accountable for the success of its missions and exercises a technical oversight approach to ensure successful performance
This oversight approach combines focused approvals with technical insight

Insight means acquiring knowledge and understanding of contractors’ actions by monitoring of selected metrics and/or milestones through watchful observation, documentation review, meeting attendance, reviews, tests, and compliance evaluations.  NASA retains the ability to nonconcur with a contractor’s proposed actions for a NASA launch service based upon knowledge obtained during insight activities

Approval entails providing the launch service contractor authority to proceed and/or formal acceptance of requirements, plans, tests, or success criteria in specified areas
KSC will approve all mission-unique analyses, spacecraft to launch vehicle interfaces, designs, and test procedures
KSC will maintain substantial involvement in, control of, and final approval by NASA for the final “go-for-launch” decision

- KSC remains accountable for the success of its missions and exercises a technical oversight approach to ensure successful performance
- This oversight approach combines focused approvals with technical insight
_**Insight**_** **means acquiring knowledge and understanding of contractors’ actions by monitoring of selected metrics and/or milestones through watchful observation, documentation review, meeting attendance, reviews, tests, and compliance evaluations.  NASA retains the ability to nonconcur with a contractor’s proposed actions for a NASA launch service based upon knowledge obtained during insight activities
_**Approval**_** **entails providing the launch service contractor authority to proceed and/or formal acceptance of requirements, plans, tests, or success criteria in specified areas
- KSC will approve all mission-unique analyses, spacecraft to launch vehicle interfaces, designs, and test procedures
- KSC will maintain substantial involvement in, control of, and final approval by NASA for the final “go-for-launch” decision

- Acquisition of Commercial Launch Services (cont’d)

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## ELV Program Organization

**Governing **

**Program **

**Management **

**Council**

**ELV Flight **

**Planning Board**

**Chief Financial **

**Officer**

**N. Carroll**

**Lead Center Director**

**Roy Bridges**

**ELV Program Manager**

**Steve Francois**

**867-4173**

**Director, ELV Launch **

**Services**

**Mike Benik**

**853-5081**

_**NASA Enterprise Customers**_

**Human Exploration & Development of Space**

**Space Science**

** ****Earth Science**

**Vehicle Engineering **

**Division**

**Darren Bedell**

**853-2166**

**Office of Space Flight**

**J. Rothenberg**

**Safety and Flight **

**Assurance Office**

**Cal Staubus**

**476-3699**

**Deputy AA for **

**Space Access**

**K. Poniatowski**

**HQ Safety & **

**Mission **

**Assurance**

** ****Safety, Health and **

**Independent **

**Assessment**

**Shannon Bartell**

**Program Integration **

**Office**

**Wayne Bogle**

**867-6162**

**Procurement**

**Office**

**J. Hattaway**

**MSFC Space **

**Transportation **

**Office**

**NASA **

**Spacecraft **

**Programs**

**Mission **

**Integration **

**Teams**

_**ELV Program Organization**_

**Launch Site **

**Operations Division**

**Brent Seale**

**476-3692**

**Mission Management Office**

**(TBD)**

**853-5762**

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## Program Goals

- Ensure launch service contracts are in place to support approved NASA missions
- Provide Lead Center Program Management (budget, schedule, and technical) for NASA missions utilizing ELV Launch Services
- Provide a successful launch rate at or above 95 percent
- Procure commercial launch services consistent with mission criticality and procurement regulations
- Serve as Agency focal point and repository for ELV databases and advanced mission analyses
- Implement partnerships with other NASA Centers, academia, and industry to create new technological capabilities for lower costs and more reliable access to space

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## ELV Requirements

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## ELV Requirements (cont’d)

- The ELV Program Office is fully responsive to all requirements documents including:
**Program Requirements**
- NPD 7120.4, Program/Project Management
- NPG 7120.5, NASA Program and Project Management Processes and Requirements
**Technical Requirements**
- NPD 8610.7, Launch Services Risk Mitigation policy for NASA-Owned or NASA-Sponsored Payloads
- NPD 8610.23A, Technical Oversight Management of Expendable Launch Vehicle (ELV) Launch Services
- NPD 8610.24A, Expendable Launch Vehicle (ELV) Launch Services Prelaunch Reviews
- NASA-STD-8709.2, NASA Safety and Mission Assurance Roles and Responsibilities for Expendable Launch Vehicle Services

- http://nodis.hq.nasa.gov/Library/processes.html

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## Control and Review Boards

**Enterprise**

**Associate**

**Administrator**

- Deputy AA for Space Access

- Flight Planning

- Board

- (FPB)

**Lead Center**

**Director**

- Governing

- Program

- Management

- Council (GPMC)

**Program Manager**

- Program Integration Office

- Program

- Requirements

- Control Board

- (PRCB)

- Organizational Elements

- Support Elements

- Mission Management Office

- Vehicle Engineering Division

- •

- Mission Analysis

- •

- Integration

- •

- Systems

- •

- Field Offices

- Launch Director

- Safety & Flight Assurance

- Launch Site Operations Division

- Comm. & Telemetry

- Launch Site Integration

**Project Manager**

- Chief Engineer

- Project Decision

- Meeting

- (PDM)

- Mission Integration

- Teams

- Engineering

- Review Board

- (ERB)

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## Critical Tasks

**Advanced**

**Planning**

**Baseline**

**Mission**

**Procure**

**Launch**

**Service**

**L/V Design,**

**Production,**

**and Test**

**Launch Site**

**Operations**

**Launch**

**Operations**

**Post**

**Launch**

**Operating Tasks**

**Enabling Tasks**

**Safety and Flight Assurance**

- •

**Program Control**

- •

**Human Resources**

- •

**Information Technology**

- •

**Financial and Physical Resources**

- •

**Environmental, Health & Safety**

- •

**External Relationships**

- •

**Improvement & Change**

**Mission**

**Design,**

**Integration &**

**Engineering**

**Development**

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## 
Advance Planning:  Support to the spacecraft customer from the identification of a science requirement (through NASA’s Strategic Planning process), to the identification of mission requirements, project approval, and LSTO development
Baseline Mission:  Activities beginning with NASA Enterprise mission approval, through mission requirements baselining by the Flight Planning Board to Mission Turn-on Approval at the ELV PRCB
Procure Launch Service:  Implementation of mission requirements on one of the Program’s existing contracts
Mission Design, Engineering & Integration:  All activities related to accommodation of a specific spacecraft, including mission unique requirements design and analyses, and leading up to, but not including, production of the mission unique hardware and software
Launch Vehicle Design, Production & Test:  Manufacture and test of the entire launch vehicle for a mission, including activities associated with the actual implementation of mission unique hardware and software changes and core vehicle designs, modifications, and upgrades

_**Advance Planning**_:  Support to the spacecraft customer from the identification of a science requirement (through NASA’s Strategic Planning process), to the identification of mission requirements, project approval, and LSTO development
_**Baseline Mission**_:  Activities beginning with NASA Enterprise mission approval, through mission requirements baselining by the Flight Planning Board to Mission Turn-on Approval at the ELV PRCB
_**Procure Launch Service**_:  Implementation of mission requirements on one of the Program’s existing contracts
_**Mission Design, Engineering & Integration**_:  All activities related to accommodation of a specific spacecraft, including mission unique requirements design and analyses, and leading up to, but not including, production of the mission unique hardware and software
_**Launch Vehicle Design, Production & Test**_:  Manufacture and test of the entire launch vehicle for a mission, including activities associated with the actual implementation of mission unique hardware and software changes and core vehicle designs, modifications, and upgrades

- Critical Tasks Definitions

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## Launch Site Operations:  Activities that occur at the launch site that directly affect operations with the spacecraft and/or involve testing of the launch vehicle at the launch site 
To support Launch Site and Launch Operations, KSC provides the following facilities and support:
Launch Site Payload Processing Facilities and Support (KSC & VAFB) (e.g., consumables, communications, etc.)
Space Launch Complex 2W (SLC-2W) at VAFB for Delta launches
Mission Director’s Center, Launch Vehicle Data Center, and Telemetry Labs (KSC & VAFB) for control and data review of major tests and launch

Launch Operations:  Launch day activities and the management review processes that lead up to launch

Post Launch:  Activities conducted following completion of all launch vehicle flight events, including post-flight data review and mission success determination

- To support Launch Site and Launch Operations, KSC provides the following facilities and support:
- Launch Site Payload Processing Facilities and Support (KSC & VAFB) (e.g., consumables, communications, etc.)
- Space Launch Complex 2W (SLC-2W) at VAFB for Delta launches
- Mission Director’s Center, Launch Vehicle Data Center, and Telemetry Labs (KSC & VAFB) for control and data review of major tests and launch
_**Launch Operations**_:  Launch day activities and the management review processes that lead up to launch
_**Post Launch**_:  Activities conducted following completion of all launch vehicle flight events, including post-flight data review and mission success determination

- Critical Tasks Definitions (cont’d)

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## Contracts

- Heritage Launch Service Contracts
- MED-LITE CONTRACT:  Medium-Lite Expendable Launch Vehicle Services (Med-Lite),   NAS5-32933
- Launch Service Contractor:  Boeing – McDonnell Douglas Corporation
- Type of Launch Service:  Delta 7300; Delta 7400 and Taurus XL
- MELVS CONTRACT:  Medium Expendable Launch Vehicle Services (MELVS), NAS5-30722
- Launch Service Contractor:  Boeing – McDonnell Douglas Corporation
- Type of Launch Service:  Delta II
- GOES CONTRACT:  Geostationary Environmental Operational Satellite (GOES) Launch Services, NAS3-23440
- Launch Service Contractor:  Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services, Inc.
- Type of Launch Service:  Atlas I/IIA
- IELV CONTRACT:  Intermediate Expendable Launch Vehicles (IELV) Launch Services,          NAS3-27262
- Launch Service Contractor:  Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services, Inc.
- Type of Launch Service:  Atlas II/III
- VCL CONTRACT:  Vegetation Canopy Lidar (VCL) Launch Service Contract, NAS5-99190
- Launch Service Contractor:  Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services (LMCLS)
- Type of Launch Service:  Athena I
- UELV CONTRACT:  Ultralite Expendable Launch Vehicle (UELV) Launch Services,          NAS5-32836
- Launch Service Provider:  Orbital Sciences Corporation
- Type of Launch Service:  Pegasus and Taurus

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## Contracts (cont’d)

- KSC Issued Launch Service Contracts
- SELVS-KSC CONTRACT:  Small Expendable Launch Vehicle Services,  NAS10-99005
- Launch Service Contractor:  Orbital Sciences Corporation
- Type of Launch Service:  Pegasus XL, Taurus
- SELVS-KSC CONTRACT:  Small Expendable Launch Vehicle Services, NAS10-99010
- Launch Service Contractor:  Coleman Research Corporation, Coleman Aerospace Co.
- Type of Launch Service:  LK-0
- NLS CONTRACT:  NASA Launch Services (NLS), NAS10-00-001
- Launch Service Contractor:  Delta Launch Services, Inc. (Boeing)
- Type of Launch Service:  Delta II, III, and IV
- NLS CONTRACT:  NASA Launch Services (NLS), NAS10-00-060
- Launch Service Contractor:  Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services, Inc.
- Type of Launch Service:  Atlas III and V

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## Contracts (cont’d)

- Mission Support Contracts - includes Engineering and Analytical Services, Institutional Support, Base/Range Support, Program and Management Support (PMS), Facility O&M, and Infrastructure
- The Boeing Company (KSC)
- Spacemark (VAFB)
- Commercial Payload Processing Facilities (PPF’s)
- Astrotech (VAFB)
- SSI (VAFB)

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## ELV Program Operating Structure

- ELV Project Plan

- Program Commitment Agreement

- ELV Program Plan

*ELV Strategic Planning*

- Business Operations

- ELV Launch Services

- Business Operations

- Program Control & Management Responsibilities

- Flight Definition
- and Requirements

- Information Management

- Acquisition Management

- Resource Management

- Program Interface Agreements

- KSC ORGANIZATIONS

- COMMERCIAL & USAF SUPPORT

- PROGRAM STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

- WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT

- CORE FINANCIAL

- BUDGET  EXECUTION

- BUDGET DEVELOPMENT

-  ELV FLIGHT PLANNING BOARD

- DOCUMENTATION SYSTEM
- K-ELV-05.1

-  KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT PLAN
- K-ELV-05.X

- ELV RECORDS MANAGEMENT & RETENTION PLAN
- K-ELV-05.X

- INFORMATION SHARING INITIATIVES

- ELV PROGRAM ACQUISITION PLAN
-  K-ELV-07.1

- CONTRACTS

- IT PLAN
- K-ELV-07.X

- BUSINESS OBJECTIVE & AGREEMENTS FOR THE ELV AND PAYLOAD CARRIERS PROGRAMS  KDP-B-1022

- STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN
-  K-ELV-02.3

- PROGRAM/PROJECT CONTROL PROCESSES

- POLICY REQUIREMENTS

- CRISIS MANAGEMENT

- PROGRAM CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

- PROGRAM EVALUATION

- ELV PROGRAM DEFINITION & IMPLEMENTATION STRUCTURE
- K-ELV-02.X

- New Capability

- Safety and Flight Assurance

- Vehicle Production & Fleet Insight

- Mission Integration

- Launch Site

- Mission Development

- NEW VEHICLE QUALIFICATION

- KSC ENGINEERING STUDIES

- ENHANCEMENTS

- PROGRAM EVALUATION BY CUSTOMER

- CUSTOMER OUTREACH PLAN

- QUARTERLY EXECUTIVE DIALOGUES

- RISK  MANAGEMENT

- FLIGHT  ASSURANCE

- SAFETY

- FACILITY READINESS

- COMM & TELEMETRY

- CAPABILITY ENHANCEMENT INITIATIVES

- LAUNCH SITE INTEGRATION

- MISSION PLANNING

- MISSION UNIQUE BUDGET

- MISSION DESIGN INTEGRATION & ENGINEERING

- MISSION LAUNCH MANAGEMENT

- POST LAUNCH

- VEHICLE DESIGN

- PRODUCTION & ASSEMBLY

- TEST & CHECKOUT

- ELV Launch Services

- NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

- RESOURCE PROTECTION

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## Critical Success Indicators

- The ELV Program is developing a comprehensive set of performance indicators that can be applied to each strategy and goal:
- Quality
- Rank our work compared to the world community
- Answer whether we have met our commitments and to what degree
- Productivity/Efficiency
- Determine whether the output we produced is a good value for the resources consumed
- Outreach
- Interact directly with the outside community to share knowledge and achievements
- Impact
- Assess the effect of our work on advancing existing knowledge or improving quality of service
- Customer Service
- Meet customer requirements and expectations
- Continually incorporate customer feedback
- Employee satisfaction
- Determine if the Program work environment fosters professional growth, employee  well-being, and full utilization of employee talents as judged by the employees

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## NASA LAUNCH SERVICES MANIFEST

**CY ‘05**

**CY ‘00**

**NASA LAUNCH SERVICES MANIFEST**

**CY ‘01**

**CY ‘02**

**CY ‘03**

**CY ‘04**

- K. PONIATOWSKI
- C.SALVAS MANI-11-LS FPB 11/28/00

**CY ‘06**

**CY ‘07**

- D

- D

- MC

- D

- T-II

- T-II

- NOAA-L - 9/21

- NOAA-M
-  6/13**

- SCISAT/TBD
- NET 6/28

- HESS I - NET 3/28

- SPACETECH 3  9/05

- PICOSAT/STARSHINE
- 8/31

- IMEX - NET 1/03*

- GALEX - 1/19

- SMEX-8 - 11/03

- SMEX-9 - 11/04

- *S / T-IV*

- P

- P

- P

- SC

- D3

- P

- IMAGE - 3/25

- MAP - 6/30

- GENESIS - 6/6

- CONTOUR - 7/1

- DEEP IMPACT
- 1/04

- MESSENGER
- 3/23

- ODYSSEY - 4/7

- ICESAT/CATSAT
-  12/15

- NOAA-N’ - 12/04

- D3

- D3

- D4

- D3

- D4

- D

- D

- D3

- D

- D3

- PICASSO-CENA/
- CLOUDSAT - 3/03**

- GPB - 10/30

- AQUA (EOS-PM)
-  NET 7/12

- AURA (EOS CHEM)
- (LRD 6/24 (7/10*)

- SIRTF - 7/15

- TDRS H - 6/30

- GOES-L - 5/3

- TDRS I - 10/01*

- TDRS J - 10/02**

- IIA

- IIA

- IIA

- IIA

*** FOR NASA PLANNING PURPOSES**
**** UNDER REVIEW**

**=  OSS**

**=  OES**

**=  OSF**

**=  VAFB LAUNCH**

- GOES-M- 7/12

- IIA

- EO1/SAC-C
- MUNN -  11/21

- D3

- TIMED/JASON 1
- NET 4/21

- EO  3- 11/04*

- D/S**

- UNEX-3 - 9/04

- UNEX-4 - 9/05

- D4

- SWIFT - 9/03

- GOES-N - 10/02**

- GOES-O - 4/04

- EUROPA ORBITER
- 1/06

- D

- MARS ROVER 1- 6/3

- D

- ESSP-5 - 3/04

- SPACETECH 6 - 2/05

- SH

- SMEX-10 - 11/05

- SMEX-11 - 11/06

- SC

- UNEX -6 - 9/07

- UNEX -5 - 9/06

- FAME - 7/04

- MIDEX-5 - 6/06

- DISCOVERY 9
- 12/05

- MC

- SC

- SH

- SPACETECH 5 - 5/03

- IC/S

- DIII

- AI

- DIII*

- P

- SORCE -7/31

- HETE II - 10/9

- NOAA N - 12/02**

- D3

- IC

- MARS ROVER 2 -6/27

- ProSEDS - 6/11*
- (LRD 5/1)

- D/S

- ESSP-6 - 1/05

- SH

- MIDEX-6 - 6/07

- DISCOVERY 10
- 12/06

- MC

- ESSP-7 - 1/06

- SC

- SPACETECH 7 - 9/06

- SH

- STEREO 1&2 - 6/04

- D

- GLAST - 9/05

- MC

- TS

- QUIKTOMS - 4/14

- D4

- TBD

- TBD

- NG

- CHIPS - 4/02

- D/S*

**PEGASUS (P) - WFF**
**ATHENA I (AI)**
**TAURUS (T/S)**
**NEXT GENERATION LS (NG)**

**DELTA 7325/7320 (D3)**
**DELTA 7425/7426 (D4)**

**DELTA 7920/7925 (D)**
**DELTA 7920 H (DH)**
**TITAN II (T-II) - VAFB**

**ATLAS (IIA/ IIAS/AV)**
**DELTA (DIII&IV)**

**SMALL CLASS (SC)**

**MED-LITE (ML)**

**MEDIUM CLASS (MC)**

**INTERMEDIATE/ (IC)**

- MMS - 9/06

- SYSTEMATIC 1-06

- GOES-P - 4/06

- NG

- NG

- NG

- UNESS 1 -2Q/ 03

- NG

**APPROVED**
**FLIGHT PLANNING BOARD 11/2/00**
**REV 1**

- NPP-BRIDGE - 12/05

- D3

- MC

- D

- DIII*

- SOLAR PROBE-7/07

- IC

- NGST - 8/07

- IC

- MARS ORBITER-9/07

- IC

- MARS LANDER-9/07

- IC

- SH

- SYSTEMATIC 1-07

- SC

- SMEX-12 - 11/07

- SC

- SC

- UNESS 2 -2Q/ 04

- NG

- UNESS 3 -2Q/ 05

- NG

- UNESS 4 -2Q/ 06

- NG

- UNESS 5 -2Q/ 07

- NG

**SECONDARY (S)**

- DISCOVERY 11
- 12/07

- MC

- SDO - 6/07

- MC

- TBD

- VCL - NET 5/02*

- MARS ORB - 8/05

- IC

## Workload Outlook (cont’d)

***Based on 2/14/01 Flight Planning Board  ***

***Updated 12/20/00***

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## Workload Outlook (cont’d)

***Updated 12/20/00***

***Based on 2/14/01 Flight Planning Board   ***

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## Backups

## Transition History

- 	On October 24, 1997, the Associate Administrator for the Office of Space Flight (OSF), with the concurrence of the NASA Deputy Administrator (Technical), issued a letter which authorized the establishment of a Lead Center for the Acquisition and Management of Expendable Launch Vehicle (ELV) Launch Services at the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC).  The Program was transitioned to KSC in October 1998.
- 	NASA’s ELV Program was previously distributed across multiple NASA Centers by vehicle class and program function.  Launch Vehicle/Services acquisition studies and analyses were performed by both Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) and Lewis Research Center (LeRC) (now Glenn Research Center) for their respective classes of vehicles.  The acquisition and management of Ultra-Lite, Small, Medium-Lite (Med-Lite), and Medium class ELV launch services were performed by GSFC, and Intermediate/Large class ELV launch services were performed by LeRC.  KSC managed the NASA launch site activities for launches from CCAFS, VAFB, and Wallops Flight Facility (WFF).  Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) had, and will retain, the responsibility for vehicle engineering and insight for development vehicles that lack a flight history.

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