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Langley UAS Operations Office receives first place award from AUVSI.

Langley UAS Operations Office Awarded for Safety Oversight

August 13, 2019

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For the second straight year, XCELLENCE Awards by the Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI) awarded first place in its Operations and Safety Organization category to NASA Langley Research Center’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Operations Office. The award recognizes the office’s overall safety and oversight of all UAS operations at Langley.

New SATERN Course on Metrology and Calibration Requirements

July 23, 2019

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The NASA Metrology and Calibration Program released a new course in SATERN, “NASA Metrology and Calibration Program Requirements Overview.”

Goddard Identifies New Indicators for CT Systems

July 16, 2019

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Computed Tomography (CT) is a powerful radiographic method that provides a versatile inspection technique whenever the primary goal is to quantify volumetric features in three dimensions, but it doesn’t come without its challenges. Measuring its system performance is more complicated than doing so for traditional Radiographic Testing systems.

New Metrology and Calibration Course in SATERN

July 15, 2019

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The NASA Metrology and Calibration Program released a new course in SATERN, “More Than a Sticker: The Importance of Calibrating Measuring and Test Equipment.”

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Featured Safety Message

Risk Versus Risk Trades

July 01, 2019

As explorers and scientists, we at NASA have been making risk trades since the beginning. This safety message illustrates risk trades such as taking one risk versus another risk, as compared to taking a risk to gain a benefit. Which option seems to give the best opportunity to succeed? When decisions are time-critical and you have minutes or seconds to decide, the first workable option based upon experience (training and operations), skill, and systems knowledge can save the day.

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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.

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Policy Status Updates

Recently Published

Policy	Title	Effective
NASA-HDBK-8709.22	Safety & Mission Assurance Acronyms, Abbreviations, & Definitions	May 14, 2019	See NASA-HDBK-8709.22
NASA-STD-8719.14	Process for Limiting Orbital Debris	April 25, 2019	See NASA-STD-8719.14
NPD 8730.2C, With Change 2	NASA Parts Policy	April 2, 2019	See NPD 8730.2

Currently in Review

Policy	Title
NASA-STD-8719.13	Software Safety Standard	See NASA-STD-8719.13
NASA-STD-8739.8	Standard for Software Assurance	See NASA-STD-8739.8
NID for NPD 8020.7	Biological Contamination Control for Outbound and Inbound Planetary Spacecraft	See NPD 8020.7
» More Policy Updates

Upcoming Reviews

Policy	Title
NASA-STD-6008	NASA Fastener Procurement, Receiving Inspection, and Storage Practices for Spaceflight Hardware	See NASA-STD-6008
NASA-STD-8719.11	Safety Standard for Fire Protection	See NASA-STD-8719.11
NASA-STD-8719.7	Facility System Safety Guidebook
» More Policy Updates

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