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 October 16, 2003

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 Reviewed 27 proposed standards projects from the MSFC program office for the Center n NASA STD-6004 “Stress Corrosion Cracking” review Provided approval letter in June 2003 n NASA STD-7002A “Payload Test Requirements” review Provided Draft 1 approval letter in March 2003, Draft 2 in June 2003 n Effectiveness Assessment Action No. 79 Response provided in August and September 2003 n NASA-STD-5012 “Strength & Life Assessment of Engines” Provided approval letter in September 2003 n NASA-HDBK-5010, "Fracture Control Implementation Handbook For Payloads, Experiments, and Similar Hardware" Provided approval letter in September 2003

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 n GSE Design Standard – Project Leader – Larry Schultz OSP requested an updated standard Draft revision given to OSP for review prior to official update n GSE Welding Standard – Project Leader - Scott Murray Standard will be up for revalidation in 2004 Draft revision sent to the program office 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 Project Leader to incorporate portions of the handbook into a new AP2 NPG Completion will be delayed until after the NPG is complete

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 n ISO standards in Draft International stage ISO 14952, Parts 1 thru 6 – Surface Cleanliness of fluid systems ISO 15859, Space systems -- Fluid Characteristics, sampling and test methods, 13 Parts ISO 16458, Unmanned Spacecraft Transportation 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 Program Awareness/Issues/Initiatives n Hosted a NASA Technical Standards Program Awareness session at KSC – Attendance 50 personnel

9. National Aeronautics and Space Administration John F. Kennedy Space Center SPACEPORT ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY NASA Technical Standards Working Group 9 Center Review Processes  Standard Proposal Review  Each proposed standard is reviewed by the Center Technical Standards POC for Center expertise.  If expertise is at the Center, the proposal is assigned to a Center subject matter expert for review and comment using the Technical Standards webpage forwarding capability.  Draft Standard Review  Each draft standard is reviewed by the Center standards POC for Center expertise.  If expertise is at the Center, the draft standard is assigned to a Center organization or expert for review and comment using the KAITS system.  A Center concurrence or approval letter with or without comments is prepared and signed by the KSC SMO.

10. National Aeronautics and Space Administration John F. Kennedy Space Center SPACEPORT ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY NASA Technical Standards Working Group 10 Program Resources n Technical Standards Program participation – 297-10-89-00-00-XX FY 03 – 1889.5 LH, 0.90 FTE FY 03 – 24 KSC C.S. personnel participating in the program FY 03 -- CS labor cost - $ 81,012.64.00 FY 04 – POP input 1 FTE for UPN 297-10 n Program funding FY 03 Travel Budget $55K FY 03 NOA $60K FY 03 Obligations $ 96.3K FY 03 4 th Quarter Cum Cost $ 68,252 FY 04 Travel Budget $55K FY 04 NOA $60K