Developing A Cross-Project Support System During Mission Operations: Deep Space 1 Extended Mission Flight Control

Abstract

Introduction and DS1 OverviewNASA is focusing on small, low-cost spacecraft for both planetary and earth science missions. Deep Space 1 (DS1) was the first mission to be launched by the NMP. The New Millennium Project (NMP) is designed to develop and test new technology that can be used on future science missions with lower cost and risk. The NMP is finding ways to reduce cost not only in development, but also in operations. DS1 was approved for an extended mission, but the budget was not large, so the project began looking into part time team members shared with other projects.