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IPD 2

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When Code 490 IPD was formed it required centerwide collaboration, communication and negotiations with GESTA. The re-org included codes, 401, 501, 505, and 592. What year was Code 490 IPD made official?

a)

2011

b)

2012

c)

2013

d)

2014

2.

Code 490 designed and brought TDMS (Technical Data Management System) online in 2014. The MOMA Project was the first to use the system. Since then, TDMS has become a GSFC Standard. How many active user accounts does TDMS currently have?

a)

Over 3,000

b)

~1500

c)

Less than 1000

d)

~2500

3.

Code 490 development responsibilities are not NASA HQ Directorate or Division Specific. Currently 490 has the LCRD payload project which is part of STMD and the rest (OCI, HIRMES, MOMA, Resolve, TIRS-2, L'Ralph and recently selected Dragonfly Payload Office) are part of SMD. Which SMD Division is Code 490 currently not developing and instrument for?

a)

Earth Science

b)

Heliophysics

c)

Planetary

d)

Astrophysics

4.

Which was the first project Code 490 completed from start to finish (proposal award, final design, development, testing, launch and commissioning)?

a)

NICER

b)

GEDI

c)

Astro-H

d)

SMAP

5.

In addition to meeting all the technical, cost, and schedule commitments, the Center considers Code 490 a Pipeline for developing Project and Financial Managers. Which of these current mission/division managers have their roots within Code 490?

a)

Sridhar Manthripragada

b)

Donya Douglas-Bradshaw

c)

Jahi Wartts

d)

All of the above

6.

In the last 3 years, 5 In-House Instruments (OVIRS, NICER, GEDI, TIRS-2, Resolve) have delivered early and/or under budget. Which Instrument delivered 20% under budget?

a)

GEDI

b)

Resolve

c)

TIRS-2

d)

NICER

7.

Code 490 is in the process of reorganizing and being named the Instrument and Special Projects Division. The purpose is to expand the responsibility of Code 490 to include projects which are not considered scientific instruments but are critical for mission success and require project management leadership and programmatic controls. In addition to helping ETD develop their Europa Propulsion subsystem, what other special project effort is part of Code 490?

a)

Landsat-9 Rideshare

b)

PACE Avionics

c)

GSFC CubeSat Office

d)

All the Above

8.

The Code 490 portfolio peaked in 2015-2016 with 9 individual instrument projects that were in either development or testing stages. The Code 490 portfolio value and the number of employees (CS and CTR's) that supported our instrument projects during that time was?

a)

$400M & 700 people

b)

$600M & 900 people

c)

$900M & 1,000 people

d)

$1.6B & 1,500 people

9.

Code 490 utilizes numerous procurement mechanisms (TRAX, Support Service Contracts, government procurement) to acquire flight hardware for in-house instruments, ranging from EEE parts to detectors and avionics. What is the average annual value Code 490 instrument projects spend on hardware procurements?

a)

$10M

b)

$25M

c)

$50M

d)

$100M

10.

The OCI Instrument heavily relies on its credit card holders to stay on top of their miscellaneous purchases. The primary credit card holder for OCI spends an average how much per month with a government P-Card?

a)

$10-$15K per month

b)

Over $100K per month

c)

$25-$40K per month

d)

$40K-$75K per month