John Evans and Reza Ghaffarian co-presented their paper on accelerated testing of advanced electronics as keynote speakers for the 2014 Accelerated Stress Testing & Reliability Workshop.

Agile development helps support NASA’s next-generation missions, but it also poses new challenges for Software Assurance oversight.

Goddard Space Flight Center has made reliability a key component in the development of SpaceCube.

The EEE Parts Bulletin for June-August 2014 is now available.

The NASA Safety Center’s Audits and Assessments Office hosted the first Federal Agencies Alliance for Institutional Safety and Quality Assurance Audits meeting July 15-16 in Washington, D.C.

NASA recently proposed new legislation to address the growing problem of counterfeit parts in the aerospace industry supply chain. The legislation is part of the NASA 2014 Authorization Bill, which passed the House on June 9 and is awaiting approval by the Senate before moving to the president to be signed into law. If passed, NASA will implement changes required by the law through modifications to the NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (NASA FAR Supplement or NFS).

In 2013, NASA Headquarters and center Explosives Safety Officers retooled the agency's Explosives Safety program, putting emphasis on requirements, qualifications, tools, training and audits to ensure the safe handling, storage and application of explosive materials, including pyrotechnics.

Fire protection engineers in NASA’s Fire Protection Working Group met at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, June 3-6 for its annual face-to-face meeting.

Did you miss the seminar “Safety Cases: Concepts, Experience and Prospects?” You haven’t missed out — a video of the presentation is now available.

The July 2014 issue of Orbital Debris Quarterly News included an article on Dr. Jer Chyi (J.-C.) Liou, NASA’s new chief scientist for orbital debris. Continue reading for the full article.