NASA’s Metrology and Calibration (MetCal) group is pleased to announce that all Quality and MetCal professionals now have no-cost access to a wide variety of online training courses through August 1, 2026. The courses are provided by MetCal’s subscription to the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation’s (A2LA) WorkPlace Training (AWPT) program and are available to any civil servant or contractor with a nasa.gov email address.

Have you ever wondered if your current method for testing and measuring data is as accurate and efficient as it could be? Find out now in SATERN.

The NASA Safety Center (NSC) released two new courses about selecting, maintaining and using Measuring and Test Equipment (MTE) devices aimed at improving measurement data reliability and accuracy throughout the mission lifecycle.

The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) is currently updating National Aerospace Standard (NAS) 413, Remote Surveillance, Standard Practice to enable its full adoption into the AS9100 Quality Management System (AQMS) standards environment by the International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG).

The July 2024 issue of Orbital Debris Quarterly News (ODQN) is now available.

NASA mission programs and projects rely upon the U.S. industrial base and transnational supply chains of commercial, non-profit, and government organizations to develop and operate complex, high-value, and innovative systems for the nation. NASA prime contractors and sub-tier suppliers are subject to a dynamic array of risks that threaten the timely, affordable provisioning of products and services as required for NASA mission success.

The Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) recently updated its Planetary Protection (PP) policy, available on the COSPAR PP website. The COSPAR Panel on PP subcommittee proposed and drafted this new policy.

NASA recently released NASA-STD-7919.1, NASA Commercial Aviation Services (CAS) Standard, which provides the technical requirements for commercial aircraft flight operations. It is effective as of July 10, 2024.

Amy Baker, Planetary Protection project manager for the SETI Institute, is set to retire at the end of June 2024. In recognition of her contributions to the Office of Planetary Protection and NASA’s mission, the Office of Safety and Mission Assurance would like to honor her achievements and acknowledge her important work in support of the agency.

When conducting missions, balancing performance, risk, cost and schedule is a constant challenge.

A recently released report from an expert review panel formed under the Aircraft Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act (ACSAA) of 2020, Section 103 determined that there is much work to be done to improve the safety culture at Boeing.