Russ DeLoach, NASA’s chief of Safety and Mission Assurance (SMA), recently presented seven employees with “Yes, If” awards to recognize their instrumental roles in support of NASA’s mission. Two NASA retirees also received "Yes, If" awards.

Dan Berlin, Space Launch Systems (SLS) critical systems program manager for Syncom Space Services at Michoud Assembly Facility, received the “Yes, If” award in recognition of his positive approach to managing the refurbishment of the Ederer crane in Michoud Building 110.

Joseph (Joe) Irons, director of Facilities Management for the Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Facility, and Roger Harris, Space Launch Systems (SLS) IV&V project manager, received “Yes, If” coins for their instrumental roles in support of IV&V’s mission.

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. 

NASA Chief of Safety and Mission Assurance (SMA) Russ DeLoach recently presented two “Yes, If” coins to Johnson Space Center’s Chief of Aviation Safety Trent Kingery and Fire Protection engineer Tyler Champagne for their commitment to NASA’s Safety Culture. 

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.