AgendaProject Overview

Testing Strategy

Project Status

Quality in Ares Design

Ares Project IntroductionThe next chapter in human space explorationMoon, Mars and beyondBuilding on experience from 50 years of Saturn and Shuttle opsExploration Systems Architecture Study (ESAS) established requirementsU.S. Space Exploration StrategyComplete the International Space StationRetire the ShuttleDevelop and fly the Crew Exploration Vehicle (Orion)Explore and establish an outpost on the MoonSend humans to MarsSeparate crew and cargo launch vehicles

Video: Moon and Beyond

Ares Project StatusFirst Stage Nozzle Process Simulation ArticleJ-2X Powerpack TestingFabricating Gore Dome Panels for Upper StageOver 4,000 Hours of Wind Tunnel Testing

Testing StrategyTest as you fly strategyGround, flight, and orbital testsAres I-XApril 2009Suborbital flight test Combination of operational and mockup hardwareDemonstrate ability to control Ares I vehicleAdditional Ares testsAres I-Y: First flight of five-segment RSRBOrion 1: First flight of J-2X and Orion2015: First crewed flight to International Space Station2018: First flight of Ares V

Lean, Kaizen, Six Sigma, and Other Best Practices in Ares DesignApplied Lean practices to Ares I-X flight test organization and schedule marginsInstituting Lean and Kaizen practices throughout the Ares ProjectCreating Lean success storiesUsing Kaizen to improve operational and business practicesUsing Kaizen to develop new operational and business processesUsing Six Sigma experiment design to develop and improve Ares upper stage production practicesEstablishing team norms to model appropriate behavior within Ares and S&MA

S&MA in Ares Design Summary Providing more resources to support Ares design workMaking S&MA more independent for objective assessmentsImproving discipline expertise as well as training and mentoring opportunities for new employeesAdding value through Failure Mode Effect Analyses (FMEAs)Improving system safetyGetting involved in quality up front using Lean, Six Sigma, and Kaizen practicesReceiving respect for technical expertiseBecoming an organization where NASAs best and brightest want to workBringing unique engineering expertise to the table in support of programs and projects

Questions?Chris Cianciola

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