Nondestructive Evaluation

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The purpose of this standard is to establish a consistent set of requirements to control risk and enhance reliability in NASA space flight hardware and critical ground support equipment, in part, by managing the selection, acquisition, traceability, testing, handling, packaging, storage, and application of EEE parts. The requirements contained in this standard are not applicable to aeronautics systems, unless specifically cited in governing documents. 

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This Marshall Space Flight Center Technical Standard provides a framework for the implementation of Laser-Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing parts into spaceflight applications requiring high reliability. T

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This NASA Technical Standard is directed toward Additive Manufacturing processes used in the design, fabrication and testing of space program flight hardware for NASA, including but not limited to, crewed, non-crewed, robotic, launch vehicle, lander and spacecraft program/project hardware elements. 

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According to the American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNDT), this standard, "Establishes minimum requirements for the qualification and certification of Nondestructive Testing (NDT) and predictive maintenance personnel and details the minimum training, education and experience requirements for NDT personnel and provides criteria for documenting qualifications and certification. It builds on ASNT Recommended Practice No. SNT-TC-1A by providing comprehensive minimum requirements for personnel certification."

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Guidance in this recommended practice is updated every four years to provide personnel qualification and certification recommendations for those working in Nondestructive Testing.

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This document establishes the structural requirements for human-rated spaceflight hardware including launch vehicles, spacecraft and payloads. 

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This standard provides strength and life assessment requirements for NASA liquid-fueled space propulsion system engines. 

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This standard covers Materials and Processes (M&P) used in the design, fabrication and testing of flight components for all NASA manned, unmanned, robotic, launch vehicle, lander, in-space and surface systems, and spacecraft program/project hardware elements. All flight hardware is covered by the M&P requirements of this document, including vendor-designed, off-the-shelf and vendor-furnished items

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The National Aeronautics and Space Act enacts certain laws relating to national and commercial space programs.

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This standard establishes baseline requirements for the design, fabrication, test, inspection, operation and maintenance of COPVs containing a metallic liner.

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This standard establishes baseline requirements for the design, fabrication, test, inspection, operation and maintenance of the metallic pressurized hardware used in space systems such as spacecraft and launch vehicles.

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This control plan presents criteria for preventing space shuttle structure failure associated with crack initiation or propagation during fabrication, test, handling and the operational life of the vehicle. 

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This standard establishes the fracture control requirements for NASA human-rated spaceflight hardware.

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This policy establishes requirements for all Space Station flight, experiment and payload hardware.

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This National Aerospace Standard (NAS) establishes minimum requirements for  qualification and certification of personnel performing Nondestructive Testing, Inspection or Evaluation.

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This standard provides uniform engineering and technical requirements for processes, procedures, practices and methods that have been endorsed as standard for NASA programs and projects, including requirements for selection, application and design criteria of an item.

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This standard establishes fastener procurement, receiving inspection and storage practices for all fasteners used for spaceflight hardware that are procured, received, tested, inventoried or installed for space flight by a NASA center, by a prime contractor or by any other spaceflight hardware developer.

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This standard establishes the Nondestructive Evaluation requirements for any NASA system or component, flight or ground, where fracture control is a requirement.

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This directive establishes general requirements and procedures for NASA to ensure that information concerning significant problems involving parts, materials, processes, software, and safety is exchanged internally and externally. The proper utilization of this data can improve the total quality, reliability, and maintainability of systems and components during the acquisition and logistic phases of the life cycle while reducing costs in the development and manufacture of complex systems and equipment.

This directive provides procedures for authoring, distributing, assessing, and responding to shared instances of problem reports including NASA Advisories and Government Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP) Alerts, GIDEP Safe-Alerts, GIDEP Problem Advisories, and GIDEP Agency Action Notices, hereafter collectively called GIDEP Notices.

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The purpose of this directive is to provide the accepted standard for requirements used by programs and projects to establish and execute their Quality Assurance (QA) programs. 

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This is an international standard pertaining to quality management systems within organizations.

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This Voluntary Consensus Standard was a response to an increase in fraudulent and counterfeit electronic parts in the aerospace supply chain. It now provides requirements, practices and methods for risk mitigation.

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These requirements cover quality management systems for organizations.

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This Voluntary Consensus Standard covers inspection and test quality systems requirements for aviation, space and defense organizations.

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The National Aeronautics and Space Act enacts certain laws relating to national and commercial space programs.

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Part 46 of Federal Acquisition Regulations covers Quality Assurance, including definitions, contract quality requirements, contract clauses and more.

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This Department of Defense handbook is a Voluntary Consensus Standard meant as guidance only. It provides guidance to government personnel and contractors for defining the requirements for establishing an acceptable Nondestructive Inspection program for the development, production and sustainment phases of Department of Defense aircraft and missile structural components when directly referenced in the item specification contract or order.

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This is a NASA supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation that pertains to Quality Assurance.

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This handbook provides principles and methods for the analysis and management of the uncertainty that exists in measurements.

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This course provides a high-level overview of common techniques used for Nondestructive Inspections and Evaluations of various aerospace components. While not an exhaustive course, it is suitable for those with a general interest in Nondestructive Evaluation.

Course: EDT-019-04

Audience: This course is intended for any interested employee.

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