1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration John F. Kennedy Space Center SPACEPORT ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY 1 NASA TECHNICAL STANDARDS WORKING GROUP STATUS OF STANDARDS PROGRAM AND ACTIVITIES Larry L. Schultz Spaceport Engineering & Technology March 10, 2004

2. National Aeronautics and Space Administration John F. Kennedy Space Center SPACEPORT ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY NASA Technical Standards Working Group 2 Status of Actions n All are complete

3. National Aeronautics and Space Administration John F. Kennedy Space Center SPACEPORT ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY NASA Technical Standards Working Group 3 NASA Standards in Development n Coating Standard – Project Leader – Lou MacDowell Qualified Suppliers list needs updating Revision A sent to the headquarters for approval n GSE Design Standard – Project Leader – Larry Schultz OSP requested an updated standard Revision B published n GSE Welding Standard – Project Leader - Scott Murray Standard is up for revalidation in 2004, updated draft prepared Revision A published n Vibro-acoustic handbook – Project Leader Ravi Margasahayam Comments incorporated by contractor personnel Updated draft sent to MSFC in June 6, 2003 Updated draft under review by the Agency n AP2 Handbook – Project Leader Chris Brown, AP2 Program Office Cancelled

4. National Aeronautics and Space Administration John F. Kennedy Space Center SPACEPORT ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY NASA Technical Standards Working Group 4 VCS Standards in Development n ISO standards published ISO 14625, GSE ISO 14951, Parts 1 thru 13 - Fluid characteristics ISO 15389, Flight to ground umbilical ISO 14302, Space systems -- EMC ISO 17399, Space systems -- Man Systems Integration ISO 14952, Parts 1 thru 6 – Surface Cleanliness of fluid systems ISO 16458, Unmanned Spacecraft Transportation n ISO standards in Draft International stage ISO 15859, Space systems -- Fluid Characteristics, sampling and test methods, 13 Parts n ISO standards in working or committee draft stage ISO 14624-5, -6, -7, Space systems – Material Flammability ISO 22538-1 thru –4, Space systems - Oxygen safety Amendment to ISO 15389 Flight to ground umbilicals

5. National Aeronautics and Space Administration John F. Kennedy Space Center SPACEPORT ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY NASA Technical Standards Working Group 5 VCS Standards in Development n ISO CD 14620-3, Safety Requirements - Flight Safety Systems n ISO WD 23041, Unmanned SC Operational Procedures n ISO CD 16455-1 & -2, Stress Corrosion Cracking n ISO 15860, Gas Contamination, Field Measuring Methods n ISO 22108, Non Flight Items - Identification & Control n AWS D17.1, Aerospace welding n ANSI/NCSL Z540.1, General Requirements for Competence of Calibration Laboratories n NFPA 2001 - Standard on Clean Agent Fire Extinguishing Systems n AP-42, Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors, Fifth Edition, Volume I: Stationary Point and Area Sources United Nations Environment Program Halon Technical Options Committee (UNEP HTOC) Under directions from the Parties to the Montreal Protocol (MP), the HTOC developed and released the Halons Technical Options Committee - 2002 Assessment Report.

6. National Aeronautics and Space Administration John F. Kennedy Space Center SPACEPORT ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY NASA Technical Standards Working Group 6 VCS Standards in Development n ANSI/ASAE EP411.4, Guidelines for Measuring and Reporting Environmental Parameters for Plant Experiments in Growth Chambers n ASTM D 2512-95, Compatibility of Materials With Liquid Oxygen (Impact Sensitivity Threshold and Pass) n AIAA XXXX, Architecture of Small, Self-Propelled, Autonomous Robots n ISO New Work Items Update of ISO 14625 – GSE Orbital Debris Aerospace Welding

7. National Aeronautics and Space Administration John F. Kennedy Space Center SPACEPORT ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY NASA Technical Standards Working Group 7 SDO and VCS Development Participation n Personnel participation 13 KSC personnel participating in SDOs Standard Development Organizations – 12 F ISO F ASTM F SAE F ASME F AIAA F NCSL F NACE F AWS F NFPA F ASM F ASAE F ASH

8. National Aeronautics and Space Administration John F. Kennedy Space Center SPACEPORT ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY NASA Technical Standards Working Group 8 Center FY 2004 Budget Problems  FY 04 103-06 Funding  FY 04 Funding Obs - $337K  FY 04 Funding on Center - $240K  Procurement Funds  FY 04 NOA $60K  FY 04 Funds received $19K  FY 04 Cost $13K  Civil Service Full Time Equivalents  FY 04 allocation 0.3 FTE  FY 04 requirement 1.0 FTE  Civil Service Travel  FY 04 allocation $18K.  FY 04 requirement $68K.

9. National Aeronautics and Space Administration John F. Kennedy Space Center SPACEPORT ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY NASA Technical Standards Working Group 9 Center FY 2005 POP Budget Inputs  POP Budget level of detail - Problem  Business Office managing to 3 digit (103)  Technical Standards program managing to 7 digit (103-06-10)  Procurement Funds  FY 05 NOA $60K  Civil Service Full Time Equivalents (FTE)  FY 05 requirement 1.0 FTE  Civil Service Travel  FY 05 requirement $70K.

10. National Aeronautics and Space Administration John F. Kennedy Space Center SPACEPORT ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY NASA Technical Standards Working Group 10 Center Return to Flight Reorganization  Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate  Consolidation of all distributed S&MA functions  Independent Technical Safety Authority (ITSA)  Independent Technical Authority (ITA) – 35 FTE  Reports to the Center Director  System Management Office & Independent Assessment function  Independent Technical Safety Authority (ITSA) – 15 FTE  Independent Technical Engineering Authority (ITEA) – 9 FTE  ITA responsibilities  Deviation and waive Technical Standards  Subject matter experts remain in the technical divisions

11. National Aeronautics and Space Administration John F. Kennedy Space Center SPACEPORT ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY NASA Technical Standards Working Group 11 Program Resources n Technical Standards Program participation – 103-06-10-ES-00-XX FY 04 allocation – 0.3 FTE FY 04 FTE Cost $46,184.74 n Program funding FY 04 Travel Budget allocation $18K FY 04 Travel Budget spent $ 29,388.77 FY 04 Procurement NOA $60K FY 04 Procurement Cost $37,866.34 end of Jan 2004 FY 03 Carryover Procurement Cost $26K end of Jan 2004 FY 04 (Procurements, facilities, IT, Center G&A, CS labor, travel) F Total $131,354.95