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JPL

Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology

4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena, California 91109-8099

(818) 354-4321

GBG-95-781-22
7 September 1995

Sharon Castle,
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
2101 NASA Road 1
Mail Code MT2
Houston, TX 77058-3696

SUBJECT: KidSat PIP Change Request

Dear Sharon,

Last week, August 31, KidSat held a very productive internal Critical Design Review of the KidSat Space Element- the Electronic Still Camera (ESC), PGSC, and flight software. We are grateful to have had Greg Newman in attendance. His comments and recommendations were very helpful in understanding and resolving some of the more subtle operation characteristics of the ESC. The KidSat Project CDR is scheduled for Friday, September 15. Copies of the handouts from this review and the other internal CDRs will be mailed to you soon.

One issue that was brought to our attention involves the plan to upgrade the ESC's current PCMCIA (or just PC) hard disk card to a disk with a larger capacity for the STS-74 mission. The upgraded capacity is from 105 MB to 170 MB- and increase of almost 38%. This added capability can be effectively used by KidSat to reduce one of the major operation limitations that restricts the number images that can taken in one pass. Therefore, I am asking you to submit a change request to the KidSat PIP that specifies the use of this new resources as shown on the following page.

Thank you for your assistance on this matter. If you have any questions, please contact me by phone, fax, or e-mail.


Sincerely,

Greg B Goodson
Greg B. Goodson
KidSat Project

JPL                JSC                   USCD
J. Baker        C. Buchanan          K. Langham
F. O'Callaghan  P. Grounds (SP4)     F. Peters
J. Way                               S. Ride