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GRAVITY RECOVERY AND INTERIOR LABORATORY (GRAIL) MISSION THE GRAIL PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SUCCESS AND SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY OF THE GRAIL MISSION. AS SUCH, THE PI SHALL LEAD THE PROJECT, MANAGE PROJECT RESOURCES, AND DIRECT ALL ACTIVITIES OF THE SCIENCE TEAM CARRIED OUT IN SUPPORT OF GRAIL MISSION. THE PI IS ASSISTED BY A DEPUTY PI AT NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER (GSFC). THE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY (JPL) SHALL SUPPORT THE PI WITH A PROJECT TEAM EXPERIENCED IN MANAGEMENT, SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, MISSION DESIGN, PAYLOAD DEVELOPMENT, SAFETY AND MISSION ASSURANCE, NAVIGATION, AND MISSION OPERATIONS. SALLY RIDE SCIENCE SHALL SUPPORT THE PI WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GRAIL EDUCATION AND PUBLIC OUTREACH PROGRAM. IN ADDITION TO THE PI, THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT) PERSONNEL INCLUDE STUDENT AND POST DOC PARTICIPANTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUSINESS SUPPORT STAFF. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROJECT PERFORMANCE OVERSIGHT, INCLUDING: 1. SERVE AS THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE GRAIL MISSION TO NASA AND EXTERNAL ORGANIZATIONS. 2. PROVIDE SCIENCE TEAM LEADERSHIP AND ESTABLISH AND MANAGE NON-GOVERNMENT (I.E., OTHER THAN JPL OR GSFC) SCIENCE TEAM CONTRACTS AND GRANTS. 3. DEVELOP SCIENCE REQUIREMENTS, SUBORDINATE SCIENCE REQUIREMENTS, AND THE SCIENCE DATA MANAGEMENT PLAN. 4. PARTICIPATE IN ALL PROJECT-LEVEL REVIEWS AS DESCRIBED IN THE GRAIL MASTER SCHEDULE, AND SHALL ATTEND OTHER PROJECT TECHNICAL, SCIENCE, MANAGEMENT, AND E/PO REVIEWS AND MEETINGS AS NEEDED. 5. REVIEW AND CONCUR WITH THE JPL PM ON PROJECT AND ENGINEERING DECISIONS THAT AFFECT MISSION SUCCESS AND SCIENCE INTEGRITY. 6. IMPLEMENT AN EDUCATION AND PUBLIC OUTREACH PROGRAM CONSISTENT WITH NASA GOALS AND POLICIES, INCLUDING THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OVERSIGHT OF THE E/PO CONTRACT TO SALLY RIDE SCIENCE. 7. COLLABORATE WITH THE LUNAR GRAVITY RANGING SYSTEM INSTRUMENT TEAM TO COMPLETE OR REFINE PLANS AND DESIGNS FOR THE TWO INSTRUMENTS. 8. PROVIDE INPUTS FOR THE MISSION OPERATIONS SYSTEM AND GROUND DATA SYSTEM (MOS/GDS) AND INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS IN SUPPORT OF THE JPL PMSR AND NASA PDR. 9. ESTABLISH AGREEMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE PARTICIPATION IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL REGULATIONS. 10. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PREPARE AND SUBMIT A FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT REPORT (533M) IN ACCORDANCE WITH DRD 1238MA-001 FOR THE MIT CONTRACT AND ALL SUBCONTRACTORS TO NASA. 11. PERFORM OVERSIGHT OF INTEGRATED FINANCIAL REPORTING FOR THE JPL ACTIVITIES. 12. ESTABLISH THE INDEPENDENT GRAIL STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) MEMBERSHIP FOR NASA LIFE CYCLE REVIEWS, BEGINNING WITH THE PDR, AND DEVELOP EVALUATION PLANS FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF MISSION REVIEWS.

IGF::OT::IGF NEW DARPA CONTRACT - LEIDOS INC - SQUAD X PROGRAM (GRAIL) DARPA SOLICITATION NUMBER: DARPA-BAA-15-26

GRAIL MISSION: PAYLOAD PROCESSING TASK ORDER

GRAIL - GRAVITY RECOVERY AND INTERIOR LABORATORY, PHASE A CONCEPT STUDY

IGF::OT::IGF. PURCHASE OF MOTEK GRAIL SYSTEM FOR PTBRC AT VAMC PALO ALTO.

GRAVITY RECOVERY AND INTERIOR LABORATORY (GRAIL) STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) COST ANALYSIS, SCHEDULE ANALYSIS, AND SUPPORT FOR THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN REVIEW/NON-ADVOCATE REVIEW (PDR)/(NAR)

GRAVITY RECOVERY AND INTERIOR LABORATORY (GRAIL) STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) SUPPORT

THE GRAIL AND LADEE MISSIONS DEMONSTRATED THE INHERENT VALUE OF SKIMMING LOW OVER THE LUNAR SURFACE, YET THEY ONLY PROBED BELOW 10 KM VERY BRIEFLY DURING PERIAPSE PASSAGES. ADVANCED SPACE PROPOSES DEVELOPING THE MEANS FOR FLYING SPACECRAFT IN AN ORBIT THAT REMAINS BELOW 10 KM ALTITUDE FOR WEEKS OR MONTHS, OPENING THE DOOR TO BREAKTHROUGH SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS. THE PROPOSED WORK WILL STUDY AN INNOVATIVE SYSTEM THAT MAY BE USED TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINED LOW-ALTITUDE LUNAR ORBITAL MISSIONS (SLALOM), ENABLED THROUGH AUTONOMOUS ONBOARD GNC CAPABILITIES AND THE USE OF FLASH LIDAR. THE PROPOSED STUDY EXPLORES THE DYNAMICS OF SLALOM, PERFORMS NAVIGATION ANALYSES, EVALUATES MANEUVER PLANNING METHODOLOGIES, AND RESEARCHES HOW UNIQUE INNOVATIONS IN SPACECRAFT AUTONOMY CAN TRANSFER OPERATIONS FROM THE GROUND TO THE SPACECRAFT. SKIMMING THE LUNAR SURFACE AUTONOMOUSLY WITH A SPACECRAFT THAT REMAINS BELOW AN ALTITUDE OF 10 KM IS A CHALLENGING PROPOSITION THAT REQUIRES AN ENTIRELY NEW APPROACH TO SPACECRAFT NAVIGATION, MANEUVER DESIGN AND EXECUTION, AND SPACECRAFT AUTONOMY. SLALOM, WITH THE REQUISITE BREAKTHROUGH IMPROVEMENTS IN GUIDANCE, NAVIGATION, AND CONTROL TECHNOLOGY, ALLOWS NEW SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS SUCH AS THE DIRECT SENSING AND/OR CAPTURE OF LUNAR PARTICLES NATURALLY LOFTED BY THE COMPLICATED DYNAMICS OF THE LUNAR EXOSPHERE. THE BENEFITS OF THE PROPOSED INNOVATION IN SPACECRAFT AUTONOMY EXTEND NATURALLY TO OTHER AIRLESS BODIES WHERE SUSTAINED LOW-ALTITUDE ORBITS ARE MISSION ENABLING. THESE INCLUDE, AMONG OTHERS, THE SCIENTIFIC AND COMMERCIAL EXPLORATION OF ASTEROIDS AND THE MARTIAN SATELLITES PHOBOS AND DEIMOS. WHILE THESE APPLICATIONS ARE COMPELLING, ADVANCED SPACE IDENTIFIES THE MOON AS AN IDEAL PROVING GROUND FOR THIS TECHNOLOGY FOR MANY REASONS, NOT LEAST OF WHICH IS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE WEALTH OF GEODETIC REFERENCE DATA GENERATED BY PREVIOUS MISSIONS AND THE DESIRE FOR LOW-ALTITUDE, HIGH VALUE SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS IDENTIFIED BY THE LUNAR SCIENCE COMMUNITY.

MOTEK GRAIL SYSTEM FOR GAIT ANALYSIS