With the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope planned for the fall of 2021, the Space Telescope Science Institute continues preparation of the planning and scheduling ground system. After a series of Science Operations Rehearsals, we have confirmed that the Proposal Planning System is ready for ingest of the JWST Early Release Science, Guaranteed Time Observations, calibrations, and the Cycle 1 Guest Observer science programs. The Proposal Planning System consists of multiple sub-components; here, we focus on three of them: the Visit Planning System, the Visit Scheduling System, and the Observation Plan Generation System.
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is planned for launch in spring 2020. In 2017 and 2018, the operational ground system was exercised by the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) operations personnel in the form of three Science Operations Rehearsals (SORs). The SORs exercised and demonstrated routine daily operations, process flows, and rework scenarios. They also provided an inside look at the JWST ground systems capabilities, and provided an opportunity to exercise the software that will be used to create flight products. Documentation of operational procedures were also assessed and updated as needed. We describe the content of those rehearsals and lessons learned along the way.
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