History
2009
+ APS Instrument Delivered to Orbital
+ APS Instrument Integrated with S/C.
+ Commence Full Glory Observatory Environmental Testing
+ Commence Glory Ground System Testing
2008
+ TIM Instrument integration to Spacecraft.
+ TIM Instrument accepted.
+ TIM Instrument delivered to Orbital.
2007
+ TIM, APS and Cloud Camera Pre-Environmental Review (PER) successfully completed.
+ TIM Pre-Ship Review (PSR) successfully completed.
+ Glory Continuation Earth Science Division (ESD).
+ Glory Continuation Science Mission Directorate (SMD).
2006
+ APS, Mission, Cloud Camera and Spacecraft Critical Design Review (CDR) successfully completed.
+ APS Re-baselined.
2005
+ HQ signed the Formulation Authorization Document (FAD).
+ Mission Confirmation Review complete.
+ Mission Confirmation Readiness Review completed.
+ KSC signed contract for the Taurus XL, under SELVS.
+ HQ authorized the full Glory Mission on a dedicated Taurus-class LV.
+ Mission and Observatory and APS Preliminary Design Review (PDR) were successfully completed.
+ Project studied APS and TIM as flight-of-opportunity on NPOESS.
+ TIM Critical Design Review (CDR) successfully completed.
+ Independent cost review completed.
+ APS Contract definitized.
2004
+ TIM and APS PDRs were successfully completed.
+ TIM System Requirements Review (SRR) successfully completed.
+ Letter contracts awarded for both instruments and the Spacecraft.
2003
+ Project studied both flight-of-opportunity and stand-alone mission scenarios
+ GSFC identified VCL spacecraft as viable option - Spacecraft met requirements for both the Aerosol Polarimetry Sensor and the Total Irradiance Monitor
+ Solar Irradiance Gap Filler (SIGF) mission was combined with Aerosol mission
+ HQ authorized the Project to proceed with stand-alone mission. (6/4/03)
+ Included in President' s FY04 Budget submission as a line item to study Aerosols. HQ directed GSFC to study the implementation of President' s initiative.
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