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Meeting	ACGS Committee Meeting 106 - La Jolla - October 2010
Agenda Location	7 SUBCOMMITTEE E – FLIGHT, PROPULSION, AND AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMS 7.2 Recent Experiences of the NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) GN&C Technical Discipline Team (TDT)
Title	Recent Experiences of the NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) GN&C Technical Discipline Team (TDT)
Presenter	Neil Dennehy
Affiliation	NASA Engineering and Safety Center
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Abstract	Recent Experiences of the NASA Engineering & Safety Center (NESC) GN&C Technical Discipline Team (TDT) Neil Dennehy NASA Engineering & Safety Center NASA Technical Fellow for GN&C Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD 20771 301-286-5696 (Office) 240-687-9077 (Cell) cornelius.j.dennehy@nasa.gov PRESENTATION ABSTRACT The NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC), initially formed in 2003, is an independently funded NASA Program whose dedicated team of technical experts provides objective engineering and safety assessments of critical, high risk projects. NESC’s strength is rooted in the diverse perspectives and broad knowledge base that add value to its products, affording customers a responsive, alternate path for assessing and preventing technical problems while protecting vital human and national resources. The GN&C Technical Discipline Team (TDT) is one of fifteen such discipline-focused teams within the NESC organization. The TDT membership is composed of GN&C specialists from across NASA and its partner organizations in other government agencies, industry, national laboratories, and universities. This presentation will very briefly define the vision, mission, and purpose of the NESC organization. The role of the GN&C TDT will then be described in detail along with an overview of how this team operates and engages in its objective engineering and safety assessments of critical NASA projects. Key issues and findings from several of the recent, GN&C-related engineering independent assessments and consultations performed by the NESC GN&C TDT will be highlighted. Some general observations on the NASA GN&C state-of-the-discipline will be presented as well.