New Management System Deployed for Agency SMA Requirements
June 13, 2014
2-minute read
NASA’s Office of Safety and Mission Assurance (OSMA) has deployed a new requirements accessibility platform to replace the Safety and Mission Assurance Requirements Tracking System. This completes the first step in an effort to improve management and accessibility of OSMA requirements.
Policy Updates Improve Expendable Launch Vehicle Payload Safety Program Processes
March 31, 2014
3-minute read
Recent changes to NPR 8715.7, Expendable Launch Vehicle (ELV) Payload Safety Program, reflect new program standards and improve the overall ELV payload safety review and approval process.
Updates Clarify Quality Assurance Requirements for NASA Contracts
January 08, 2014
4-minute read
A recent revision to NPR 8735.2B brings NASA’s government contract quality assurance requirements up to date, makes them easier to understand and potentially saves the agency money.
Team Aligns Software Safety Standard With Today’s Best Practices
October 22, 2013
3-minute read
A cross-agency team revised NASA-STD-8719.13C, bringing the standard for safety-critical software up to date with best practices in software safety design, analysis and development.
Revised Software Formal Inspection Standard Addresses Technology Changes
October 15, 2013
2-minute read
Two working groups collaborated to update NASA-STD-8739.9 with the help of one of the nation’s leading software inspection experts.