Application Of The Uclse Principles Of System Engineering...

Evaluation of the application of the UCLse Principles of System Engineering on NASA â€Å"Space Network Ground Segment Sustainment â€Å"(SGSS) project Abstract The Mullard Space Science Laboratory at University College London (UCL) identified five principals as the guideline of a successful project. The five principals are: ‘principles govern process’, ‘seek alternative systems perspectives’, ‘understand the enterprise context’, ‘integrate systems engineering and project management’, and ‘invest in the early stages of projects’. In this article, the application of the principals on NASA SGSS project is being evaluated. About SGSS project NASA Space Network has been providing a global communication service from early 1980’ [1]. The main function of the space network is providing tracking and data transfer service between user platform and the mission operation center . The Space network consists of two segments, which are the space segment and the ground segment [3]. Due to the existing ground segment are based on technology from 1980s, the difficulty and the cost for maintenance and operation of the ground segment were getting higher. Thus, the Space Network Ground Segment Sustainment (SGSS) Project was derived in March 2008 Space Network modernization concept Study and started the formulation on November 2011. The SGSS project was aim to reduce the life cycle cost of ground segment operations and maintenance, as well as to continue safe and reliable operations for the next