Change 1 Published to NASA-STD-7919.1, NASA Commercial Aviation Services Standard
July 17, 2025
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On May 5, 2025, NASA updated
NASA-STD-7919.1, NASA Commercial Aviation Services (CAS) Standard to Change 1. The standard, published on July 10, 2024, provides technical requirements for commercial aircraft flight operations and Change 1 clarifies flight operations requirements.
Updated Handbook Takes a Comprehensive and Integrated Approach to Risk Management
March 12, 2025
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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.
Updated Planetary Protection Handbook Takes a Modernized Approach to Information Sharing
January 29, 2025
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The Office of Planetary Protection recently released an updated version of the Planetary Protection Handbook. This marks the first update to the handbook since the release of a draft version in 2010.
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New Standard Outlines Commercial Aviation Services Requirements
July 15, 2024
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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.
Update to NPR 8715.6, Orbital Debris Mitigation
May 08, 2024
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NASA recently published NPR 8715.6E, Orbital Debris Mitigation. This NPR defines the roles, responsibilities and procedural requirements concerning the implementation and review of orbital debris mitigation measures by NASA and NASA-sponsored missions.
New Agency Standard for Wind Tunnel Model Systems Criteria
January 17, 2023
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NASA released NASA-STD-8719.28, Wind Tunnel Model Systems Criteria, effective Oct. 10, 2022. The new agency standard — which replaces local center standards at Ames Research Center, Glenn Research Center and Langley Research Center — ensures models can move seamlessly between the centers for testing in various wind tunnels.
Cancellation of NPR 8705.5 Reflects Evolution of NASA Policy for Safety and Mission Success
January 04, 2023
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NPR 8705.5, Technical Probabilistic Risk Assessment Procedures for Safety and Mission Success for NASA Programs and Projects was cancelled, a move consistent with the policy direction to be more objectives-driven, as defined in the recent update to NPD 8700.1, NASA Policy for Safety and Mission Success.
NASA Releases New Planetary Protection Standard
August 31, 2022
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NASA’s Office of Safety and Mission Assurance released NASA-STD-8719.27, Planetary Protection Standard, effective Aug. 30, 2022. The standard is a follow-on document complementing NPR 8715.24, Planetary Protection Provisions for Robotic Extraterrestrial Missions. It addresses and is relevant to both crewed and robotic missions and covers the technical details a mission should consider for the design and execution of the Planetary Protection mission throughout the project life cycle. It is relevant starting in the Mission Concept Review and System Requirements Review phase by defining the Planetary Protection categorization to end-of-mission disposal reporting.
Updates to Payload Safety Policies Support New and Existing Programs
August 08, 2022
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The Office of Safety and Mission Assurance enhanced the Payload Safety program to cover all payload projects. As part of this process, the program recently released a revision to NASA-STD-8719.24, NASA Payload Safety Requirements, effective March 20, 2022. This standard update followed a significant revision to NPR 8715.7B, NASA Payload Safety Program, effective April 27, 2020.