Welcome to the OSMA Website Take a Look Around The Office of Safety and Mission Assurance (OSMA) assures the safety and enhances the success of all NASA activities. Take a look around our website to learn what's happening in NASA's Safety and Mission Assurance community, including updates on disciplines, programs, policies and personnel. Latest News What's Happening in the SMA Community? SMA Leadership Profile: Michael Hess October 05, 2021 5-minute read Share The NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC), NASA Safety Center, and Office of Safety and Mission Assurance all work to ensure the safety and mission success of NASA’s portfolio of programs and projects. While each has its own unique mission (see sidebar), collaboration and communication between these organizations is essential to NASA’s missions. As the new deputy director for safety for the NESC, Michael “Mike” Hess will work to strengthen the existing bridges between these organizations as the agency’s commercial partnerships and coordination with industry continue to evolve. Read More NPR 8715.24 Updates Agency’s Approach to Planetary Protection September 28, 2021 2-minute read Share NASA’s Office of Safety and Mission Assurance (OSMA) recently released NPR 8715.24, Planetary Protection Provisions for Robotic Extraterrestrial Missions, effective Sept. 24, 2021. The new NASA Procedural Requirement (NPR) covers the agency’s new paradigm and overall approach to Planetary Protection and takes the place of the now cancelled NPR 8020.12D, Planetary Protection Provisions for Robotic Extraterrestrial Missions to integrate Planetary Protection. Read More COSPAR Updates Planetary Protection Policy for Lunar Missions August 31, 2021 3-minute read Share Recently, the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) updated its Planetary Protection policy for the Moon, including adding Category II sub-designations to accommodate missions to different regions. The new Category IIa and IIb designations reflect the importance of the Permanently Shadowed Regions (PSRs) to science and the Artemis generation of human exploration. Read More Randy Cruz Receives Yes, If Coin for SMA Advocacy August 20, 2021 4-minute read Share Captain Randy Cruz, former senior advisor to the NASA administrator, received a “Yes, If” coin on July 23, for serving as a constant advocate for Safety and Mission Assurance (SMA) at NASA. Read More View All Articles NASA Safety Reporting Learn more about reporting safety concerns at NASA. Learn More Yes, If Program At NASA, safety is our first priority. When the possibility of something comes into question, our response should begin with, "Yes, if" instead of "No, because." Those who have exemplified this spirit of ingenuity, creativity and commitment to safety have received the "Yes, If" coin from the current chief of Safety and Mission Assurance. Recognize a NASA colleague who you believe should earn a "Yes, If" coin. Learn More About Yes, If Program Featured Safety Message Lessons From Challenger January 04, 2021 This Jan. 28, marks the 35th anniversary of the Challenger accident. The loss of the crew was a tragedy felt by their families, friends and coworkers at the agency, as well as people throughout the world. The Challenger accident taught us tough lessons and brought forward what have become recognizable phrases: normalization of deviance, organizational silence and silent safety program. Learn More Archive What We Do The Office of Safety and Mission Assurance (OSMA) assures the safety and enhances the success of all NASA activities through the development, implementation and oversight of agency-wide safety, reliability, maintainability and quality assurance policies and procedures. OSMA includes the Mission Support Division, Safety and Assurance Requirements Division, and NASA Safety Center, as well as the Independent Verification and Validation Facility. Learn More Policy Status Updates Recently Published Recently Published Policy Title Effective Date NPR 8621.1 NASA Procedural Requirements for Mishap and Close Call Reporting, Investigating and Recordkeeping March 4, 2021 See NPR 8621.1 NASA-STD-8719.26 NASA Requirements for Ground-Based Non-Code Metallic Pressure Vessels May 11, 2021 See NASA-STD-8719.26 NASA-STD-8739.5 Workmanship Standard for Fiber Optic Terminations, Cable Assemblies and Installation July 9, 2021 See NASA-STD-8739.5 NASA-STD 8719.25 Range Flight Safety Requirements May 24, 2021 See NASA-STD 8719.25 NASA-STD 8719.7 Facility System Safety Guidebook March 30, 2021 NASA- STD 8709.20 Management of Safety and Mission Assurance Technical Authority (SMA TA) Requirements April 12, 2021 See NASA- STD 8709.20 NPR 8715.1B NASA Safety and Health Programs Feb. 1, 2021 See NPR 8715.1B NASA-STD 8719.12 Safety Standard for Explosives, Propellants and Pyrotechnics March 18, 2021 See NASA-STD-8719.12 NPR 8735.2 Hardware Quality Assurance Program Requirements for Programs and Projects March 15, 2021 See NPR 8735.2 NPR 8715.3 General Safety Program Requirements April 13, 2021 See NPR 8715.3 NASA-STD 8739.12 Metrology & Calibration April 7, 2021 See NASA-STD 8739.12 NPR 8705.6E Safety and Mission Assurance Audits, Reviews and Assessments March 11, 2021 See NPR 8705.6E NASA-STD 8739.6B Implementation Requirements for NASA Workmanship Standards Feb. 4, 2021 See NASA-STD 8739.6B NPR 8715.7B NASA Payload Safety Program March 4, 2021 See NPR 8715.7B NASA STD-8719.11B Standard for Fire Protection and Life Safety Feb. 24, 2021 See NASA-STD-8719.11B NPD 8710.5 Policy for Pressure Vessels and Pressurized Systems Feb. 1, 2021 » More Policy Updates Currently in Review Currently in Review Policy Title NASA-STD-8719.14 Process for Limiting Orbital Debris See NASA-STD-8719.14 NPR 8715.3 General Safety Program Requirements See NPR 8715.3 NPR 8000.4 Agency Risk Management Procedural Requirement See NPR 8000.4 NPR XXXX.X Nuclear Flight Safety NASA-STD-8719.24B Annex Annex to NASA Expendable Launch Vehicle Payload Safety Requirements See NASA-STD-8719.24B NASA-STD-8719.24A NASA Expendable Launch Vehicle Payload Safety Requirements NPR 8715 Draft 25 Planetary Protection Provisions for Robotic Extraterrestrial Missions (Previous document number 8020.12) » More Policy Updates Upcoming Reviews Upcoming Reviews To see that latest draft of a policy or participate in a review, please send us a request. Policy Title NPR 8705.5 Technical Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) Procedures for Safety and Mission Success for NASA Programs and Projects See NPR 8715.6 NPR 8715.6 NASA Procedural Requirements for Limiting Orbital Debris and Evaluating the Meteoroid and Orbital Debris Environments See NPR 8715.6 NPD 8700.1 NASA Policy for Safety and Mission Success See NPD 8700.1 NASA-STD 8719.17 NASA Requirements for Ground-Based Pressure Vessels and Pressurized Systems (VPS) NASA-STD 8709.20 Management of Safety and Mission Assurance Technical Authority (SMA TA) Requirements See NASA-STD 8709.20 NASA-STD-8719.9 Lifting Standard See NASA-STD-8719.9 NASA-STD 8739.11 EEE Parts Selection, Screening, Qualification & Derating NASA-STD-8739.4 Workmanship Standard for Crimping Interconnecting Cables, Harnesses and Wiring See NASA-STD-8739.4 NASA-STD-8739.1 Workmanship Standard for Polymeric Application on Electronic Assemblies See NASA-STD-8739.1 NPD 8730.2 NASA Parts Policy See NPD 8730.2 NPD 8720.1 NASA Reliability and Maintainability (R&M) Program Policy See NPD 8720.1 NASA-STD 87xx Wind Tunnel Model Systems Criteria NPR 8705.6 Safety and Mission Assurance (SMA) Audits, Reviews, and Assessments See NPR 8705.6 NPR 8705.4 Risk Classification for NASA Payloads See NPR 8705.4 NID 8715.xx Safety Policy Regarding Hazardous Chemicals Storage NASA-STD-8739.10 Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical (EEE) Parts Assurance Standard See NASA-STD-8739.10 NPR 8735.1 Exchange of Problem Data Using NASA Advisories and the Government-Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP) See NPR 8735.1 NPR 8735.2 Hardware Quality Assurance Program Requirements for Programs and Projects See NPR 8735.2 » More Policy Updates