Abstract:To perform their duties, flight controllers for the Space Shuttle and International Space Station routinely need to locate specific operations documents and records from among tens of thousands available. Relevant information, in the form of team notes, console logs, action requests, anomaly reports, and flight procedures, is stored in heterogeneous databases and accessed using varying tools with differing interfaces. Users must consult these different systems and manually integrate results together to get a c… Show more
“…The Search Tools for MOD Flight Controllers project focuses on improving MOD access to and retrieval of critical information required to monitor, control, and manage ISS and Space Shuttle 11 . While much of this information (in the form of notes, change requests, action item lists, procedures, documentation, etc.)…”
With the International Space Station being extended to 2020, there is additional emphasis in the manned spaceflight program to find more efficient and effective ways of providing the ground-based mission support. This search for improvement has led to a cross-fertilization between the advanced software development community and the manned spaceflight operations community.
Many mission operations systems and tools have been developed over the past decades as NASA has operated the Mars robotic missions, the Space Shuttle, and the International Space Station. NASA Ames Research Center has been developing and applying its advanced intelligent systems research to mission operations tools for both unmanned Mars missions operations since 2001 and to manned operations with NASA Johnson Space Center since 2006. In particular, the fundamental advanced software development work, and the experience and capabilities developed for mission operations systems for the Mars Exploration Rovers, and Phoenix Lander have enhanced the development and application of advanced mission operation systems for the International Space Station and future spacecraft. This paper discusses the on-going application of a variety of intelligent systems technologies adopted for manned mission operations. We discuss several specific projects between the Ames Research Center and the Johnson SpaceCenter's Mission Operations Directorate, and how these technologies and projects are enhancing the mission operations support for the International Space Station and preparing for the mission operation support of the future human exploration programs.
“…The Search Tools for MOD Flight Controllers project focuses on improving MOD access to and retrieval of critical information required to monitor, control, and manage ISS and Space Shuttle 11 . While much of this information (in the form of notes, change requests, action item lists, procedures, documentation, etc.)…”
With the International Space Station being extended to 2020, there is additional emphasis in the manned spaceflight program to find more efficient and effective ways of providing the ground-based mission support. This search for improvement has led to a cross-fertilization between the advanced software development community and the manned spaceflight operations community.
Many mission operations systems and tools have been developed over the past decades as NASA has operated the Mars robotic missions, the Space Shuttle, and the International Space Station. NASA Ames Research Center has been developing and applying its advanced intelligent systems research to mission operations tools for both unmanned Mars missions operations since 2001 and to manned operations with NASA Johnson Space Center since 2006. In particular, the fundamental advanced software development work, and the experience and capabilities developed for mission operations systems for the Mars Exploration Rovers, and Phoenix Lander have enhanced the development and application of advanced mission operation systems for the International Space Station and future spacecraft. This paper discusses the on-going application of a variety of intelligent systems technologies adopted for manned mission operations. We discuss several specific projects between the Ames Research Center and the Johnson SpaceCenter's Mission Operations Directorate, and how these technologies and projects are enhancing the mission operations support for the International Space Station and preparing for the mission operation support of the future human exploration programs.
“…9 While much of this information (in the form of notes, change requests, action item lists, procedures, documentation, etc.) was accessible using a patchwork of disconnected tools and databases, this project built a unified search capability across these data sources thereby presenting a unified single Web-based interface for all MOD flight controllers.…”
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