MISSION DESIGN PROCESSES, NASA/GSFC (aka "THE GREEN BOOK") (1991)

MISSION DESIGN PROCESSES, NASA/GSFC (aka "THE GREEN BOOK") (1991)., This guide is to be used as a starting point for developing and executing a plan for conducting a mission design study, i.e., defining the mission and then designing the system(s), required to conduct that specific mission. The processes, activities, and products presented herein should not be held as a rigid prescription that must be met in every detail. Each Study Team should develop its own plans, processes, and products that are tailored to the particular mission under study. For larger missions, especially those requiring many organizations, the activities, processes, and resulting products are likely to be more formal; for smaller missions, less so. The study plan must consider the acquisition strategy for conducting the studies, the eventual procurement of the system(s) during Phase C/D (Execution), Phase E (Launch Operations), and activities conducted during Phase F (Mission Operations).