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12 July 2008 James Webb Space Telescope: applying lessons learned to I&T
Alan Johns, Bonita Seaton, Jonathan Gal-Edd, Ronald Jones, Curtis Fatig, Francis Wasiak
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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is part of a new generation of spacecraft acquiring large data volumes from remote regions in space. To support a mission such as the JWST, it is imperative that lessons learned from the development of previous missions such as the Hubble Space Telescope and the Earth Observing System mission set be applied throughout the development and operational lifecycles. One example of a key lesson that should be applied is that core components, such as the command and telemetry system and the project database, should be developed early, used throughout development and testing, and evolved into the operational system. The purpose of applying lessons learned is to reap benefits in programmatic or technical parameters such as risk reduction, end product quality, cost efficiency, and schedule optimization. In the cited example, the early development and use of the operational command and telemetry system as well as the establishment of the intended operational database will allow these components to be used by the developers of various spacecraft components such that development, testing, and operations will all use the same core components. This will reduce risk through the elimination of transitions between development and operational components and improve end product quality by extending the verification of those components through continual use. This paper will discuss key lessons learned that have been or are being applied to the JWST Ground Segment integration and test program.
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Alan Johns, Bonita Seaton, Jonathan Gal-Edd, Ronald Jones, Curtis Fatig, and Francis Wasiak "James Webb Space Telescope: applying lessons learned to I&T", Proc. SPIE 7016, Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems II, 70160E (12 July 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.777370
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KEYWORDS
James Webb Space Telescope

Databases

Space operations

Data archive systems

Standards development

Software development

Data centers

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