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On March 8, 2022, NASA’s Office of Safety and Mission Assurance, in collaboration with the Office of the Chief Health and Medical Officer, released NASA Interim Directive 8715.1, NASA Hazardous Chemical Storage Requirements to supplement NPR 8715.1B, NASA Safety and Health Programs.

This video reviews the primary goal of Planetary Protection: to prevent cross-contamination of solar system bodies during space exploration.

We're back, with "Boots on the Moon II." The Artemis program will land the first woman and first person of color on the Moon, using innovative technologies to explore more of the lunar surface than ever before. To return to the Moon, a strong Safety Culture across the agency will be key. Together we can ensure this mission is safe and successful for those most at risk. They’re counting on our boots on the ground to get their boots on the Moon.

 The video provides an introduction to Planetary Protection concepts. 

The Office of Safety and Mission Assurance recently released NPR 8715.24, Planetary Protection Provisions for Robotic Extraterrestrial Missions in September 2021. 

In this webinar, Planetary Protection Officer Nick Benardini, Ph.D., and Deputy Planetary Protection Officer Elaine Seasly, D.Eng., will review the key roles and responsibilities for implementing Planetary Protection requirements and answer participants’ questions. They will also review updates to the Planetary Protection categorization and planning process.  

NPR 8715.24 replaced the now cancelled NPR 8020.12D, Planetary Protection Provisions for Robotic Extraterrestrial Missions. For a high-level overview of the changes and some of the rationale behind them, read “NPR 8715.25 Updates Agency’s Approach to Planetary Protection” prior to the webinar.

NASA’s Office of Safety and Mission Assurance recently released a memo updating the handling of expiring Workmanship training credentials, along with a web tool that provides NASA programs and projects recommendations for personnel whose training credentials were impacted by the pandemic.

Alvin Boutte, delegated NASA Workmanship Standards program manager, and Chris Fitzgerald, Quality Assurance engineer for the NASA Workmanship Program, will explain how to properly use this process and answer questions regarding the provided recommendations. If you are responsible for taking, managing or verifying any Workmanship Standards training courses or credentials, this webinar is for you!

In this video, Grant Watson, director of the Institutional Safety Management Division in NASA’s Office of Safety and Mission Assurance, walks through the process of deciding if a waiver is needed and the overall waiver process defined in NPR 8715.1B, NASA Safety and Health Programs, Chapter 3.

Grant Watson, director of the Institutional Safety Management Division in NASA’s Office of Safety and Mission Assurance, discusses the roles of the Institutional Safety Authority and Institutional Safety Discipline Leads, as defined in NPR 8715.1B, NASA Safety and Health Programs.

Grant Watson, director of the Institutional Safety Management Division in NASA’s Office of Safety and Mission Assurance, discusses recent updates to NPR 8715.1, NASA Safety and Health Programs and the removal of Institutional Safety requirements from NPR 8715.3, NASA General Safety Program Requirements.