THE ORIGINS SPECTRAL INTERPRETATION RESOURCE IDENTIFICATION SECURITY-REGOLITH EXPLORER (OSIRIS-REX) MISSION…

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THE ORIGINS SPECTRAL INTERPRETATION RESOURCE IDENTIFICATION SECURITY-REGOLITH EXPLORER (OSIRIS-REX) MISSION'S PRIMARY GOAL IS AN EARTH RETURN OF REGOLITH SAMPLE FROM A TYPE-B NEAR EARTH OBJECT (NEO) ASTEROID. THE OSIRIS-REX MISSION WILL GATHER THIS SAMPLE THROUGH A SPACECRAFT CONSISTING OF A SCIENCE INSTRUMENT SUITE, A TOUCH-AND-GO SAMPLE ACQUISITION MECHANISM (TAGSAM) AND A SAMPLE RETURN CAPSULE (SRC). THE SPACECRAFT WILL RENDEZVOUS WITH THE NEO, OBSERVE, CHARACTERIZE AND MAP THE ASTEROID, AND FINALLY DESCEND, PERFORM A TOUCH-AND-GO MANEUVER, RETRIEVE A REGOLITH SAMPLE AND DEPART FROM THE ASTEROID. THE OSIRIS-REX SPACECRAFT WILL THEN NAVIGATE BACK TOWARDS EARTH AND JETTISON THE SRC FOR A LANDING IN THE UTAH DESERT. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE MISSION ARE TO UNDERSTAND THE ORIGINS OF PLANETARY MATERIALS AND THE INITIAL STAGES OF PLANETARY FORMATION; IDENTIFY THE SOURCES OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS AND OTHER PREBIOTIC CHEMICALS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE EMERGENCE OF LIFE ON EARTH; EXPLORE A NEO TO GAIN A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF POTENTIAL RESOURCES; AND ENABLE THE LONG TERM PREDICTION OF THE DYNAMICS OF NEOS THAT POSE AN IMPACT HAZARD TO EARTH. OCAMS IS A SUITE OF THREE IMAGERS WITH AN INTERFACE AND HOUSEKEEPING ELECTRONICS ASSEMBLY OPTIMIZED TO SUPPORT THE OSIRIS-REX MISSION. EACH IMAGER COVERS A SPECIFIC SET OF OPERATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC REQUIREMENTS SPANNING THE PERIOD FROM ASTEROID INITIAL ACQUISITION DURING CRUISE TO THE DOCUMENTATION OF THE SAMPLING HEAD AFTER ACQUISITION. EACH IMAGER ALTHOUGH TARGETED FOR A SPECIFIC SET OF OBSERVATIONS DOES HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF BACKING UP THE KEY ASSIGNMENTS OF THE OTHER IMAGERS UNDER MODIFIED OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS IMPROVING THE ROBUSTNESS OF THE SYSTEM. OCAMS WILL BE DESIGNED, BUILT, AND TESTED TO THE REQUIREMENTS SPELLED OUT UNDER NASA NPR 8705.4 FOR A CLASS B MISSION AND PAYLOAD. ADDITIONALLY THE INSTRUMENT WILL ALSO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS IN THE GSFC GOLD RULES AS WELL AS THE AGREED TO GODDARD MISSION ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CORRESPONDING RISK CLASSIFICATION. THE SCOPE OF WORK SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED, TO THE FOLLOWING: 1. MANAGE THE OCAMS TEAM THROUGH PHASE B/C/D OF THE OSIRIS-REX MISSION. 2. DEFINE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR, DESIGN, DEVELOP, FABRICATE, INTEGRATE, TEST, AND DELIVER A FLIGHT QUALIFIED OSIRIS-REX CAMERA SYSTEM TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR OCAMS CONSISTENT WITH LEVEL-1 REQUIREMENTS. 3. GENERATE THE DELIVERABLES AS DEFINED IN THE DELIVERABLE LIST. 4. VALIDATE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE INSTRUMENT IN AGREEMENT WITH LEVEL 1 AND MISSION REQUIREMENTS. 5. IMPLEMENT AN ORGANIZED SYSTEM SAFETY AND MISSION ASSURANCE PROGRAM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OSIRIS-REX MISSION ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTS (MAR) AND GENERATE A MISSION ASSURANCE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (MAIP). 6. DEVELOP AND DELIVER THE CONTRACT DATA REQUIREMENTS AS DEFINED IN THE INSTRUMENT DELIVERABLE LIST (CDRL). 7. ESTABLISH, IMPLEMENT AND MAINTAIN THE REQUIRED INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC IN ARMS REGULATIONS (ITAR) AND EXPORT CONTROL DOCUMENTATION NECESSARY FOR WORKING WITH ANY INTERNATIONAL TEAM MEMBERS. 8. PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR ALL INTEGRATION, GROUND TESTING, AND END-TO-END SYSTEM TEST SUPPORT INVOLVING THE CAMERA. 9. SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE OCAMS STANDARD DATA PROCESSING PIPELINE SOFTWARE TOOLS FOR THE SPOC. 10. PROVIDE FLIGHT SYSTEM OPERATOR AND ENGINEERING TRAINING FOR FLIGHT OPERATIONS OF OCAMS. 11. PROVIDE FLIGHT OPERATIONS ENGINEERING SUPPORT FOR THE SPOC AND FLIGHT SYSTEM FOR 30 DAYS AFTER LAUNCH. 12. PRESENT AND PARTICIPATE IN THE OSIRIS-REX MISSION DESIGN REVIEW, THE MISSION LEVEL PRELIMINARY DESIGN REVIEW, AND THE MISSION LEVEL CRITICAL DESIGN REVIEW. 13. SUPPORT COMBINED SPACECRAFT AND GROUND SYSTEM TESTING, OSIRIS-REX END-TO-END TESTING AND INSTRUMENT OPERATIONS PLANNING BEFORE LAUNCH. 14. SUPPORT INSTRUMENT FLIGHT OPERATIONS AND PLANNING FOR THE FIRST 30 DAYS AFTER LAUNCH.