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Welcome to the Flight Projects Directorate


Flight Projects Directorate

Enabling exploration in EARTH and SPACE science by transforming concepts and questions into reality

Portfolio Functions

The FPD Portfolio

The Flight Projects Directorate manages the implementation, maintenance, and operations of end-to-end space architectures, including mission operations, tracking, and data acquisition services for missions supported by GSFC.

FPD assures that a strong and consistent program and project management approach is implemented on all projects including the establishment of overall requirements, design reviews, systems analysis, appropriate pre-launch test programs, and science data delivery from operational systems.

FPD Programs and Projects
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope launched Dec. 25 at 7:20 a.m. EST on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, on the northeastern coast of South America.
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope launches, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021.
Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Upcoming Launches

Launch Readiness dates

LEMNOS / Orion Artemis II Optical Communications System (O2O)

LEMNOS / Orion Artemis II Optical Communications System (O2O)

Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH)

Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH)

TSIS-2 Decal

Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor-2 (TSIS-2)

Joint Polar Satellite System

Joint Polar Satellite System-3 (JPSS-3)

Heliophysics Environmental and Radiation Measurement Experiment Suite (HERMES)

Heliophysics Environmental and Radiation Measurement Experiment Suite (HERMES)

On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing-1 (OSAM-1)

On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing-1 (OSAM-1)

Roman Space Telescope logo

Roman Space Telescope

Dragonfly

Dragonfly

Mars Sample Return - CCRS

Mars Sample Return – CCRS

Joint Polar Satellite System

Joint Polar Satellite System-4 (JPSS-4)

ESA Exomars robot

MOMA (ExoMars)

DAVINCI

DAVINCI

Landsat

Landsat NEXT

Visit the NASA Launch Schedule for more launch information

Internal Team Resources

400 Internal Sharepoint website (password required)

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View the latest issue of the Critical Path Newsletter below. To request previous issues of “The Critical Path” please contact jennifer.m.brill@nasa.gov.

Centers & Facilities