Mission Assurance Improvement Workshop

Facilitate Mission Success through Knowledge Sharing

May 11-12, 2010

The Boeing Company, El Segundo, Calif.

The U.S. space community (industry, academia, and government) has formed the Mission Assurance Improvement Workshop (MAIW) to explore and document best practices and craft a common approach to mission assurance for the U.S. space program. The MAIW is a U.S. space program community of practice dedicated to the development and promulgation of proven scientific, engineering, quality, and program management practices related to the U.S. space program's mission success.

The workshop is the culmination of nine months of effort by government, academic, and industry subject matter experts who are assembled to address high priority, common challenges faced by the U. S. space community as they strive to address the challenges to 100 percent mission success. It is designed to enhance the collaboration among U.S. space professionals in the government, industry, and academic elements essential to achieve that goal.

Participation is on an invitation/nomination basis and participation is limited to individuals who are identified as subject matter experts by their respective organizations and have substantively engaged in the response to the identified challenges. U.S. government topic area practitioners are also encouraged to participate.

Keynote Speakers:

Tuesday, May 11 -- Craig Cooning, Vice President and General Manager, Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems

Wednesday, May 12 -- Gil Klinger, Director, Space and Intelligence Office (AT&L/SIO)

The workshop consists of five topic teams:

Flight Unit Qualification
Leads: John Welch, The Aerospace Corporation; and Ruth Braswell, Northrop Grumman
Objective Criteria for Heritage Hardware Reuse
Leads: Dana Speece, The Aerospace Corporation; and Jim Heckman, General Dynamics
MA Program Framework
Leads: Bill Bjorndahl, The Aerospace Corporation; and Mark Baldwin, Raytheon
Modeling and Simulation
Leads: Mike Baxter, The Aerospace Corporation; Mike Trujilo, The Boeing Company; and Larry Green, National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
Test Beds and Simulators
Leads: Tzvetan Metodi, The Aerospace Corporation; and Mike Philips, Lockheed Martin

These topic teams have been developing preliminary guideline documents, which are available for substantive review and comment by the community prior to the workshop. If you have not yet received, reviewed, and provided feedback on the document for the topic you will be participating in, please contact Lisa Staub (571-307-5292 or alicia.a.staub@aero.org).

During the May 11-12 plenary session, community experts will review/disposition feedback collectively to refine and finalize content of the products and provide recommendations for implementation. Representatives from each topic team will then brief the government/industry leadership on their results and action plans to closure.

Welcome Reception:

Please note that an evening social is scheduled Tuesday, May 11, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. This networking reception will be held at the Automobile Driving Museum. The venue is approximately five minutes from the Boeing facility. Directions will be provided. There is no parking fee at the venue.

Steering Committee:

Chair -- Rich Haas, The Aerospace Corporation
Co-Chair -- Andrew King, The Boeing Company
Christopher Cool and Beth Emery, Northrop Grumman
Dennis Deel, Lockheed Martin Jack Murphy, The Boeing Company
Mark Baldwin, Raytheon
Dave Pinkley, Ball Aerospace
John McBride, General Dynamics
Tom Burns and Rich Fink, National Reconnaissance Office
Col. Dave Swanson and Dave Davis, Space and Missile Systems Center
Karen Cushenberry, Missile Defense Agency
Wilson Harkins, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Program Committee:

Chair -- Mike Bolla, The Aerospace Corporation
Co-Chair/Arrangements Lead -- Michelle Matsuoka, The Boeing Company
Coordinator -- Beth Emery, Northrop Grumman
Coordinator -- Richard Day, Applied Physics Laboratory
Coordinator -- Dan Jarmel, Northrop Grumman Arrangements
Coordinator – Carla Krysiak, The Boeing Company
Arrangements Coordinator/Registrar -- Trina Kilpatrick, The Aerospace Corporation
Program Support -- Alicia Staub, The Aerospace Corporation
Program Support -- Cheryl Sakaizawa, The Aerospace Corporation

Senior leaders from the following government agencies expected:

National Reconnaissance Office
Space and Missile Systems Center
Missile Defense Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Co-Sponsoring Organizations:

The Boeing Company – Andrew King
The Aerospace Corporation -- Wanda Austin