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Victor Alvarez: Logistics Engineering

Victor Alvarez, GSDO Logistics Acquisition Lead, discusses the analysis of parts reliability, parts tracking and inventory, and quality inspection of parts for the GSDO program.

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Victor Alvarez: Introduction

Victor Alvarez, GSDO Logistics Acquisition Lead, talks about his role in logistics at NASA. Logistic specialists analyze the parts and materials used by a spacecraft system and develop curriculum for training other logistics personnel.

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Jeremy Parsons: Success Factors

Jeremy Parsons, Launch Equipment Test Facility Project Manager, discusses some success factors at the facility. Photogrammetry, 3-D printing and modeling, and hands-on expertise are all important to the facility’s successful work.

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Jeremy Parsons: Capabilites and Functions

Jeremy Parsons, Launch Equipment Test Facility Project Manager, discusses decision-making, testing procedures, and testing requirement documentation.

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Jeremy Parsons: Project Management

Jeremy Parsons, Launch Equipment Test Facility Project Manager, discusses how having people with a lot of experience in the management chain can help with oversight and also how having resident members of support teams on the test sight will help with understanding of conditions and improve communication.

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Jeremy Parsons: Design Analysis

Jeremy Parsons, Launch Equipment Test Facility Project Manager, discusses design analysis, reliability analysis for each of the components at the launch facility. Simple is better for many of the designs of the launch components.

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Jeremy Parsons: Design and Requirements

Jeremy Parsons, Launch Equipment Test Facility Project Manager, talks about the importance of designing multiple layers of a redundancy into the umbilical to ensure a successful launch.

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Jeremy Parsons: Introduction

Jeremy Parsons, Launch Equipment Test Facility Project Manager, discusses his work experiences at NASA along with his current job role in designing the launch umbilicals and the extensive testing done under extreme conditions to make sure they work.

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Cliff Lanham: Lessons Learned and Success Factors

Cliff Lanham, the Mobile Launcher Project Manager, talks about his work experiences and explains the mobile launcher umbilical system. He talks about how the mobile launcher is stacked with the space vehicle and then transported to the pad for launch.

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