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Chavez Receives Yes, If Award for Commitment to X-59 Mission Success

June 25, 2026

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Nathan Vassberg, NASA’s acting chief of Safety and Mission Assurance (SMA), recently presented Ivan Chavez, structural engineer at Armstrong Flight Research Center, with a “Yes, If” coin in recognition of his commitment to mission success and safety, initiative, and creativity during the X-59 flight test program.

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May 2025 Issue of ODQN Now Available

May 30, 2025

1-minute read

The May 2025 issue of Orbital Debris Quarterly News (ODQN) is now available.

New Lunar Reporting Forms Now Available to Fulfill Reporting Requirements

May 29, 2025

2-minute read

NASA’s Planetary Protection (PP) team recently published two new lunar reporting forms to the PP page on the Office of Safety and Mission Assurance website. These forms streamline PP mission reporting and standardize reporting for missions with multiple rideshares.

Re-Focus on Risk with New Risk Management SATERN Courses

May 16, 2025

4-minute read

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The Agency Risk Management Officer, with support from the NASA Safety Center and the Academy of Program/Project & Engineering Leadership, has developed four new risk-focused training courses.

Experts at Johnson Receive Yes, If Award for Commitment to Safety Culture on the Pressurized Rover Project

May 14, 2025

3-minute read

Russ DeLoach, NASA’s chief of Safety and Mission Assurance (SMA), presented four Johnson Space Center (JSC) engineers with “Yes, If” coins for their continuous commitment to Safety Culture in their work on the Pressurized Rover (PR) project in collaboration with the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

Glenn Research Center’s Bonesteel and Myers Receive Yes, If Awards

April 30, 2025

3-minute read

Harmony Myers, NASA Safety Center director and recently the acting deputy of the Office of Safety and Mission Assurance, presented two Glenn Research Center personnel with “Yes, If” coins in March, recognizing their contributions to the Safety Culture integral to NASA’s day-to-day operations.

Updated Handbook Takes a Comprehensive and Integrated Approach to Risk Management

March 12, 2025

2-minute read

NASA’s Risk Management (RM) program recently released an updated version of the RM Handbook. This marks the first update to the handbook since the initial version was released in 2011.

Celebrating Excellence at the Center Level: The Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory

March 10, 2025

4-minute read

When people think of NASA, they often envision astronauts braving the final frontier. Yet, behind these missions lies the unsung heroism of teams like those at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) at the Sonny Carter Training Facility in Houston, Texas.

GIDEP Helps You to “Know Your Part”

February 20, 2025

1-minute read

The Government-Industry Data Exchange Program’s “Know Your Part” campaign promotes this valuable tool to NASA engineers and procurement professionals to ensure that we use the best parts on our spacecraft and technology.

GIDEP Database Updated with NASA Help

February 20, 2025

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February 2025 Issue of ODQN Now Available

February 14, 2025

1-minute read

The February 2025 issue of Orbital Debris Quarterly News (ODQN) is now available.

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