Adapting Mission Assurance Workshop 2022

A mini-conference co-sponsored by the Aerospace Corporation, the Air Force Research Laboratory,
and the Space Dynamics Laboratory

We hear every day that space is changing. That we need to move faster. Accept more risk. Be agile. Adapt to proliferated and hybrid architectures. Take a different approach to mission assurance. But what does all this actually mean, and how are practitioners translating it into daily life? In October 2022 small and non-traditional space mission developers met to discuss how the mission assurance needs of today’s programs are changing. The group, which consisted of representatives from government, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs), and industry, identified key takeaways, needs, obstacles, and next steps needed to adapt to a changing paradigm.

Presentations Archive

October 19^th, 2022 

Welcome and Opening Address

• Barbara Braun, Aerospace
• Dr. Brian Kantsiper, Space Development Agency

Session #1: Lessons Learned and Best Practices

• Maximizing the Mission Assurance Dollar – Stanley Straight, SSC/SZI
• Recommended Testing to Minimize Failures – Otto W. Bruegman, NASA
• Acquirer and Developer Best Practices and Lessons Learned for Agile, Rapid Development, Risk Tolerant, Lower-Cost Small Satellite Projects – Steven J. Pereira, Applied Physics Laboratory
• Capturing Lessons Learned – Jesse Leitner, NASA

Session #2 Enterprise and Architecture Thinking

• Creating Mission Assurance Champions to Enable Mission Assurance Information Infusion & Feedback – Daniel Gilles, BryceTech
• The Small Satellite Reliability Initiative (SSRI) Knowledge Base Tool: A Resource for Small Satellite Mission Success – Robbie Robertson, Bruce Yost (NASA), Craig Burkhard, Michael Johnson (NASA), Catherine Venturini (Aerospace)
• Preliminary Results from a Joint NESDIS/NASA Constellation Availability Workshop Series – David Spencer, NOAA
• Mission Assurance Above the System Level – Rob Kalinowsky, Aerospace, Corporate Chief Engineer’s Office

Session #3: Frameworks, Approaches, and Tools

• Adaptive Mission Assurance: A Class Agnostic, Value-Driven Approach – Doug Harris, Aerospace, NASA, and the DoD Space Test Program
• Adapting Mission Assurance at Lockheed Martin Space – Ryan Rairigh, Lockheed Martin
• Just in Time MA: Leveraging Agile to Deliver MA Based on Value – Jason McKenney, Aerospace
• Tailoring The Mission Assurance Process to Individual Program Needs – Daniel Marcus, Lincoln Labs 

Session #4: Adapting Risk Management

• Risk Control for Rapid Acquisition – Tom Duerr, Aerospace, Space Rapid Capabilities Office
• Small Satellite Risk Assessment – Dorothy McMahon, Daniel Perry, Barik Monasterio-Smith, Harrison Wight, Catherine Venturini, Aerospace
• NASA Quality Policy for Research & Technology Missions – Donald Mendoza, NASA
• Modernizing Risk Classification – Jesse Leitner, NASA
• A Mini-Max SMA Approach for Experimental & Prototype Space Programs – Proposed Methodology on Risk Assessment and Requirement Tailoring for a Wide Range of SmallSat Programs – Dr. Feng Hsu, Space Systems Command

October 20^th, 2022 

Session #5: Overcoming Obstacles

• Alternative Grade Parts – Opportunities and Challenges – Tom Wunderlich, Ball Aerospace
• Technological Solutions for Failure Management: “Black Box” RF Sat-Link for Space Debris, Mission Success, and Risk Mitigation – Matt Voss, NearSpace Launch
• We Consistently Miscommunicate Risk – Lee Jasper, Space Dynamics Lab, AFRL
• The Psychology of Risk and Failure – Sam Sims, Barbara Braun, Aerospace