Framework

• 1.0  Program Management
  • 1.1  Program Management Policies
    • 1.1.1  NASA Safety and Mission Success Requirements
      • 1.1.1.1  NPD 8700.1
      • 1.1.1.2  NASA Safety and Mission Success Directives
        • 1.1.1.2.1  Administrator Directives (Policy Letters)
        • 1.1.1.2.2  Center Directives
    • 1.1.2  NPR 7120.5C Mission Success Content for Program Management
    • 1.1.3  Other NASA Requirements Key to Mission Success
      • 1.1.3.1  NPD 7120.4, Program/Project Management
    • 1.1.4  Other Government Requirements Key to Mission Success
    • 1.1.5  Public Laws Addressing Safety & Mission Success Management
      • 1.1.5.1  Public Law 105-276, Insurance, Indemnification, Liability
    • 1.1.6  Other Standards and Guidelines
      • 1.1.6.1  Voluntary and Consensus Standards
      • 1.1.6.2  Industry Standards and Guidelines
  • 1.2  Program Management Planning
    • 1.2.1  Develop Formulation Authorization Document (FAD), Program Commit Agreement (PCA) & Program and Project Plans
      • 1.2.1.1  Include SMA Goals and Objectives within Overarching Program/Project Goals and Objectives
      • 1.2.1.2  Include Documented and Defined Mission Success Criteria
      • 1.2.1.3  Ensure Adequate Resources For Mission Success
      • 1.2.1.4  Provide Team Formation, Training & Professional Development
      • 1.2.1.5  Facilitate Program Communications
    • 1.2.2  Develop Overall Safety and Mission Assurance Plan
      • 1.2.2.1  Include SMA Goals and Objectives Within Overarching Program/Project Goals and Objectives
      • 1.2.2.2  Include Documented and Defined Mission Success Criteria
      • 1.2.2.3  Ensure Adequate Resources For Mission Success
      • 1.2.2.4  Provide Team Formation, Training and Professional Development
      • 1.2.2.5  Facilitate Program Communications
    • 1.2.3  Develop Risk Management Plan
    • 1.2.4  Develop Program Safety Plan
      • 1.2.4.1  System Safety
      • 1.2.4.2  Occupational Safety and Health
      • 1.2.4.3  Facility Safety
    • 1.2.5  Develop Quality Assurance Plan
      • 1.2.5.1  Develop ISO 9000 Quality Management Plan
        • 1.2.5.1.1  3rd Party Audit Plan
        • 1.2.5.1.2  Self Audit Plan
    • 1.2.6  Develop Configuration Management Plan
    • 1.2.7  Construct Assurance Process Maps
  • 1.3  Program Management Processes
    • 1.3.1  Implement Resources Management
    • 1.3.2  Perform Schedule Management
    • 1.3.3  Establish Documentation and Data Management System
  • 1.4  Program Management Program Control
    • 1.4.1  Implement Configuration Management System
      • 1.4.1.1  Establish Control Boards
      • 1.4.1.2  Change Management System
      • 1.4.1.3  Waiver and Deviation Process
    • 1.4.2  Conduct Program/Project Milestone Reviews
      • 1.4.2.1  Safety Boards and Panels
      • 1.4.2.2  Risk Management Reviews
    • 1.4.3  Implement Mission Success Programs
      • 1.4.3.1  Implement Safety and Mission Assurance Program
      • 1.4.3.2  Implement Risk Management Program
      • 1.4.3.3  Implement Safety Program
      • 1.4.3.4  Implement Quality Assurance Program
    • 1.4.4  Implement Integrated Program Life-Cycle Review Teams
    • 1.4.5  Employ Independent Assessments and Analyses
      • 1.4.5.1  NASA Policy Summary
      • 1.4.5.2  Formulation Subprocesses
      • 1.4.5.3  Implementation Subprocesses
      • 1.4.5.4  Independent Program Assessment Office
  • 1.5  Program Management Verification and Testing
    • 1.5.1  Verify Program/Project Team Capability
    • 1.5.2  Verify Cost/Resource Balance
    • 1.5.3  Verify Program Reserves and Margins are Adequate (to Support Trade Space and Risk)
    • 1.5.4  Verify Implementation Center Resource Availability to Implement SMA Plan
• 2.0  Concept Development
  • 2.1  Concept Development Policies
    • 2.1.1  NPR 7120.5C Mission Success Management Content
    • 2.1.2  NASA Safety and Mission Success Requirements
    • 2.1.3  Other NASA Requirements Key to Mission Success
      • 2.1.3.1  Human Rating Requirements
      • 2.1.3.2  Space Shuttle and ISS Payload Safety Requirements
    • 2.1.4  Other Government Requirements Key to Mission Success
    • 2.1.5  Other Standards and Guidelines
      • 2.1.5.1  Voluntary and Consensus Standards
      • 2.1.5.2  Industry Standards and Guidelines
  • 2.2  Concept Development Planning
    • 2.2.1  Planning for Life Cycle Requirements
      • 2.2.1.1  Maintainability
      • 2.2.1.2  Supportability
      • 2.2.1.3  Manufacturing
      • 2.2.1.4  Reliability Growth
    • 2.2.2  Planning for Long Lead Compliance Items
      • 2.2.2.1  Environmental Management
      • 2.2.2.2  Nuclear Safety Launch Approval
      • 2.2.2.3  Planetary Protection Compliance
      • 2.2.2.4  Orbital Debris Evaluation
    • 2.2.3  Initiate Flight Operations Planning
    • 2.2.4  Human Rating Plan
  • 2.3  Concept Development Processes
    • 2.3.1  Conduct Requirements Analysis
    • 2.3.2  Conduct Functional Analysis and Allocation
      • 2.3.2.1  Functional Flow Block Diagram (FFBD)
    • 2.3.3  Establish Preliminary Performance Metrics
    • 2.3.4  Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
    • 2.3.5  Define Preliminary Program Verification Concept
    • 2.3.6  Tools and Techniques
      • 2.3.6.1  Trade Studies
        • 2.3.6.1.1  Sensitivity Analysis
        • 2.3.6.1.2  Cost-versus-Benefit Studies
      • 2.3.6.2  Benchmarking
      • 2.3.6.3  Brainstorming
      • 2.3.6.4  Force Field Analysis
      • 2.3.6.5  Risk Balancing Profile
    • 2.3.7  Preliminary Safety and Risk Management Processes
  • 2.4  Concept Development Program Control
    • 2.4.1  Conduct Concept Development Reviews
      • 2.4.1.1  Systems Requirements Review (SRR)
      • 2.4.1.2  Concept Approval Review
    • 2.4.2  Conduct Preliminary Risk Assessment Review
      • 2.4.2.1  Incorporate Lessons Learned into Risk Assessments
    • 2.4.3  Conduct Science Theme Conformance Review (as appropriate)
• 3.0  Acquisition
  • 3.1  Acquisition Policies
    • 3.1.1  Overarching Acquisition Regulations
      • 3.1.1.1  Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)
      • 3.1.1.2  NASA FAR Supplement
      • 3.1.1.3  NASA Procurement Information Circulars
      • 3.1.1.4  Individual NASA Field Center Acquisition Policies
    • 3.1.2  NASA Safety and Mission Success Requirements
      • 3.1.2.1  Risk-Based Acquisition Management (R-BAM)
        • 3.1.2.1.1  R-BAM Changes to NASA FAR Supplement
    • 3.1.3  NPR 7120.5C Mission Success Content for Acquisition
    • 3.1.4  Other NASA Requirements Key to Mission Success
      • 3.1.4.1  NASA Acquisition Directives
    • 3.1.5  Other Government Requirements Key to Mission Success
      • 3.1.5.1  Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circulars
      • 3.1.5.2  Department of Defense (DoD) 5000 Acquisition Documents
        • 3.1.5.2.1  DoD Directive (DoDD) 5000.1, Defense Acquisition
        • 3.1.5.2.2  DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5000.2, Operation of the Defense Acquisition System
    • 3.1.6  Other Standards and Guidelines
      • 3.1.6.1  Industry Standards and Guidelines
  • 3.2  Acquisition Planning
    • 3.2.1  Develop Statement of Work (SOW)
      • 3.2.1.1  Incorporate SMA and Risk Management Requirements
    • 3.2.2  Develop Acquisition Strategy Plan
      • 3.2.2.1  Performance Based Contracting
    • 3.2.3  Develop Contractor Surveillance Plan
      • 3.2.3.1  Define SMA Requirement Flowdown Process
      • 3.2.3.2  Develop Letter of Delegation with DCMC (as appropriate)
      • 3.2.3.3  Utilize Earned Value Management
  • 3.3  Acquisition Processes
    • 3.3.1  Review Acquisition Lessons Learned
    • 3.3.2  Develop and Implement Acquisition Documents
      • 3.3.2.1  Include SMA and Risk Management Requirements
  • 3.4  Acquisition Program Control
    • 3.4.1  Implement Risk-Based Acquisition Management (R-BAM)
    • 3.4.2  Source Selection
      • 3.4.2.1  Source Selection Acquisition Planning
      • 3.4.2.2  Select and Train Source Evaluation Board Members
      • 3.4.2.3  Source Selection Evaluation
    • 3.4.3  Perform Due Diligence
      • 3.4.3.1  Conduct Pre-Award Audits to Verify Contractor Capabilities
      • 3.4.3.2  Evaluate Contractor Past Performance
    • 3.4.4  Tools and Techniques
      • 3.4.4.1  Stoplight Chart
      • 3.4.4.2  Risk Wheel
      • 3.4.4.3  Risk Assessment Matrix
      • 3.4.4.4  Performance Based Payments
      • 3.4.4.5  Total Ownership Costs (TOC)
• 4.0  Hardware Design
  • 4.1  Hardware Design Policies
    • 4.1.1  NPR 7120.5C Mission Success Management Content
    • 4.1.2  NASA Safety and Mission Success Requirements
      • 4.1.2.1  NPD 8710.5 - NASA Safety Policy for Pressurized Vessels and Pressurized Systems, and Subs
      • 4.1.2.2  NPD 8730.3 - NASA Quality Management System Policy (ISO 9000), and Subs Workmanship Standards
      • 4.1.2.3  NASA Safety and Mission Success Directives
        • 4.1.2.3.1  Administrator Directives (Policy Letters)
        • 4.1.2.3.2  Center Directives
    • 4.1.3  Other NASA Requirements Key to Mission Success
      • 4.1.3.1  Orbital Debris
      • 4.1.3.2  Human-Rating Requirements
    • 4.1.4  Other Government Requirements Key to Mission Success
    • 4.1.5  Other Standards and Guidelines
      • 4.1.5.1  Voluntary and Consensus Standards
      • 4.1.5.2  Industry Standards and Guidelines
  • 4.2  Hardware Design Planning
    • 4.2.1  Develop Concurrent Engineering Plan
    • 4.2.2  Develop System Specification
    • 4.2.3  Develop Design Requirements Management Plan
      • 4.2.3.1  Configuration Management System
      • 4.2.3.2  Documented Design Factor's of Safety
      • 4.2.3.3  Documented Design Safety Margins
    • 4.2.4  Develop Design Analysis Plan
    • 4.2.5  Develop Material and Parts Plan
    • 4.2.6  Develop Preliminary Manufacturing Plan
  • 4.3  Hardware Design Processes
    • 4.3.1  Implement Advanced Quality Concepts - Design
      • 4.3.1.1  Implement Key Characteristics (KC) Management
        • 4.3.1.1.1  Key Characteristics Identification
      • 4.3.1.2  Implement Robust Design
      • 4.3.1.3  Six Sigma (in Hardware Design)
    • 4.3.2  Design-for-X
      • 4.3.2.1  Reliability
      • 4.3.2.2  Testability
      • 4.3.2.3  Producibility
      • 4.3.2.4  Supportability
      • 4.3.2.5  Maintainability
      • 4.3.2.6  Social Acceptability
    • 4.3.3  Implement Human Factors Concepts
      • 4.3.3.1  Human Reliability
    • 4.3.4  Design Tools and Techniques
      • 4.3.4.1  Sensitivity (Parametric) Analysis
      • 4.3.4.2  Success Tree Analysis (STA)
      • 4.3.4.3  Event Tree Analysis (ETA)
      • 4.3.4.4  Risk Assessment Matrix
      • 4.3.4.5  Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
      • 4.3.4.6  Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
      • 4.3.4.7  Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA)
      • 4.3.4.8  Reliability Block Diagram (RBD)
      • 4.3.4.9  Probabilistic Design Analysis (PDA)
      • 4.3.4.10  Fault Tree, Reliability Block Diagram, and Event Tree Transformations
      • 4.3.4.11  CAD-CAM Design Mfg Tools
      • 4.3.4.12  Tolerance Stack-Up Analysis
      • 4.3.4.13  Standard Dimensioning and Tolerancing
      • 4.3.4.14  Cause-Consequence Analysis
      • 4.3.4.15  Design of Experiments (DOE)
      • 4.3.4.16  Producibility Analysis
      • 4.3.4.17  Maintainability Analysis
      • 4.3.4.18  Directed Graphic (Diagraphic) Matrix Analysis
      • 4.3.4.19  Combinational Failure Probability Analysis Using Subjective Information
      • 4.3.4.20  Failure Mode Information Propagation Modeling
      • 4.3.4.21  Energy Flow/Barrier Analysis
  • 4.4  Hardware Program Control
    • 4.4.1  Conduct System Safety Hazard Analysis
      • 4.4.1.1  Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA)
    • 4.4.2  Exercise Design Verification Processes
      • 4.4.2.1  Conduct System Requirements Review (SRR)
      • 4.4.2.2  Conduct Preliminary Design Review (PDR)
      • 4.4.2.3  Conduct Critical Design Review (CDR)
      • 4.4.2.4  Conduct Design Certification Review (DCR)
    • 4.4.3  Employ Independent Assessments and Analyses
  • 4.5  Hardware Design Verification and Testing
    • 4.5.1  Develop Verification Plan
    • 4.5.2  Conduct Test
      • 4.5.2.1  Component Level
      • 4.5.2.2  Sub-system Level
      • 4.5.2.3  System Level
      • 4.5.2.4  Integrated HW/SW Testing
    • 4.5.3  Conduct Analysis
    • 4.5.4  Conduct Demonstration
    • 4.5.5  Verify Similarity
    • 4.5.6  Conduct Inspection
    • 4.5.7  Conduct Modeling and Simulation
    • 4.5.8  Demonstrate Validation of Records
• 5.0  Software Design
  • 5.1  Software Design Policies
    • 5.1.1  NPR 7120.5C Mission Success Management Content
    • 5.1.2  NASA Safety and Mission Success Requirements
      • 5.1.2.1  NASA-STD-8719.13A NASA Software Safety Standard
      • 5.1.2.2  NPD 8730.3 - NASA Quality Management System Policy (ISO 9000), and subs Workmanship Standards
      • 5.1.2.3  Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) NASA Policy Directive
      • 5.1.2.4  NASA Safety and Mission Success Directives
        • 5.1.2.4.1  Administrator Directives (Policy Letters)
        • 5.1.2.4.2  Center Directives
    • 5.1.3  Other NASA Requirements Key to Mission Success
      • 5.1.3.1  NPD/NPG 2800.1 Managing Information Technology
      • 5.1.3.2  NPD/NPG 2810.1 Security of Information Technology
      • 5.1.3.3  NPD 2820.1 NASA SW Policies
      • 5.1.3.4  Technology Transfer
    • 5.1.4  Other Government Requirements Key to Mission Success
    • 5.1.5  Other Standards and Guidelines
      • 5.1.5.1  Voluntary and Consensus Standards
      • 5.1.5.2  Industry Standards and Guidelines
  • 5.2  Software Design Planning
    • 5.2.1  Develop Software Development Management Plan
      • 5.2.1.1  Establish Software Configuration Management Plan
      • 5.2.1.2  Develop Software System Safety Plan
      • 5.2.1.3  Develop Software Reliability Plan
      • 5.2.1.4  Develop Software Quality Assurance Plan
      • 5.2.1.5  Establish Software Metrics
      • 5.2.1.6  Develop Software Independent Verification and Validation Plan
  • 5.3  Software Design Processes
    • 5.3.1  Develop Software FMEA (SFMEA)
    • 5.3.2  Perform Software Hazard Analysis
    • 5.3.3  Implement Human Factors Concepts
    • 5.3.4  Design Tools and Techniques
      • 5.3.4.1  Risk Balancing Profile (RBP)
  • 5.4  Software Design Program Control
    • 5.4.1  Demonstrate Process Maturity via Capability Maturity Model (CMM)
    • 5.4.2  Conduct Software Safety Analysis
    • 5.4.3  Software Hazard Analysis
    • 5.4.4  Perform Software Milestone Reviews
      • 5.4.4.1  Perform Software Formal Inspection
    • 5.4.5  Exercise Design Verification Processes
      • 5.4.5.1  Conduct System Requirements Review (SRR)
      • 5.4.5.2  Conduct Preliminary Design Review (PDR)
      • 5.4.5.3  Conduct Critical Design Review (CDR)
      • 5.4.5.4  Conduct Design Certification Review (DCR)
    • 5.4.6  Formal Software Acceptance Review
    • 5.4.7  Employ Independent Assessments and Analyses
  • 5.5  Software Design Verification and Testing
    • 5.5.1  Develop Software Verification Test Plan
      • 5.5.1.1  Flight Simulation Laboratory Implementation
    • 5.5.2  Employ 'Formal Methods' Techniques
    • 5.5.3  Conduct Testing
      • 5.5.3.1  Unit Testing
      • 5.5.3.2  Integration Testing
      • 5.5.3.3  System Testing
• 6.0  Manufacturing
  • 6.1  Manufacturing Policies
    • 6.1.1  NPR 7120.5C Mission Success Management Content
    • 6.1.2  NASA Safety and Mission Success Requirements
      • 6.1.2.1  NPD 8730.3 - NASA Quality Management System Policy (ISO 9000), and subs Workmanship Standards
      • 6.1.2.2  NASA Engineering and Quality Audit (NEQA) Draft Documents
      • 6.1.2.3  NASA Safety and Mission Success Directives
        • 6.1.2.3.1  Administrator Directives (Policy Letters)
        • 6.1.2.3.2  Center Directives
    • 6.1.3  Other NASA Requirements key to Mission Success
    • 6.1.4  Other Government Requirements key to Mission Success
    • 6.1.5  Other Standards and Guidelines
      • 6.1.5.1  Voluntary and Consensus Standards
      • 6.1.5.2  Industry Standards and Guidelines
      • 6.1.5.3  Manufacturing Best Practices
  • 6.2  Manufacturing Planning
    • 6.2.1  Develop Work Review Plans
      • 6.2.1.1  Surveillance Plan
      • 6.2.1.2  Internal Audit Plan
      • 6.2.1.3  External Audit Plan
      • 6.2.1.4  DCMC Letter of Delegation
      • 6.2.1.5  Material Traceability Plan
      • 6.2.1.6  Calibration Plan
      • 6.2.1.7  Fastener Plan
      • 6.2.1.8  Limited Life Article Plan
    • 6.2.2  Develop Work Review Plans
      • 6.2.2.1  Flow Down of SMA & Risk Management Requirements
      • 6.2.2.2  Supplier Integration
      • 6.2.2.3  ISO Certification of Key Suppliers
      • 6.2.2.4  Inspection Plan
      • 6.2.2.5  Surveillance Plan
      • 6.2.2.6  Internal Audit Plan
      • 6.2.2.7  External Audit Plan
      • 6.2.2.8  Electronic Data and Information Management Plan
      • 6.2.2.9  Work Instructions
      • 6.2.2.10  Lessons Learned Information System
    • 6.2.3  Develop Transportation Handling & Storage Plan
    • 6.2.4  Develop Contamination Control Plan
  • 6.3  Manufacturing Processes
    • 6.3.1  Implement Advanced Quality Concepts - Manufacturing
      • 6.3.1.1  Implement Key Characteristics (KC) Management
        • 6.3.1.1.1  Key Characteristics Identification
        • 6.3.1.1.2  Measure and Control Process Stability
        • 6.3.1.1.3  Measure and Control Process Capability
      • 6.3.1.2  Implement Continuous Improvement
        • 6.3.1.2.1  Critical Process FMEA
        • 6.3.1.2.2  Process Fail-Safing (Poka-yoke)
      • 6.3.1.3  Six Sigma (in Manufacturing)
  • 6.4  Manufacturing Program Control
    • 6.4.1  Establish Change Control Processes
      • 6.4.1.1  Manufacturing Process Configuration Management
    • 6.4.2  Process Capability
      • 6.4.2.1  Certification/Verification
      • 6.4.2.2  Independent Assessment
    • 6.4.3  Work Control Processes
      • 6.4.3.1  Work Instructions
      • 6.4.3.2  Parts Control
        • 6.4.3.2.1  Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical (EEE) Parts
        • 6.4.3.2.1a  EEE Parts NASA Communities and Resources
        • 6.4.3.2.1b  Common EEE Problems
        • 6.4.3.2.2  Government-Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP)
        • 6.4.3.2.3  Special Processes
      • 6.4.3.3  Worker Skill-set Requirements
    • 6.4.4  Material Review Board Process
    • 6.4.5  Implement Supply Chain Management
    • 6.4.6  Conduct Formal Hardware Acceptance (Build) Review
    • 6.4.7  Employ Independent Assessments and Analyses
  • 6.5  Manufacturing Verification and Testing
    • 6.5.1  Develop Verification Plan
    • 6.5.2  Conduct Test
      • 6.5.2.1  Material Acceptance
      • 6.5.2.2  Component Level
      • 6.5.2.3  Sub-system Level
      • 6.5.2.4  System Level
      • 6.5.2.5  Integrated HW/SW Testing
      • 6.5.2.6  First Article Testing
      • 6.5.2.7  Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE)
    • 6.5.3  Conduct Demonstration
• 7.0  Pre-Operations Integration and Test
  • 7.1  Pre-Operations Integration and Testing Policies
    • 7.1.1  NPR 7120.5C Mission Success Management Content
    • 7.1.2  NASA Safety and Mission Success Requirements
      • 7.1.2.1  NPD 8610.24A - Expendable Launch Vehicle (ELV) Launch Services Prelaunch Readiness Reviews
      • 7.1.2.2  Expendable Launch Vehicle (ELV) Policies
      • 7.1.2.3  NASA Safety and Mission Success Directives
        • 7.1.2.3.1  Administrator Directives (Policy Letters)
        • 7.1.2.3.2  Center Directives
    • 7.1.3  Other NASA Requirements Key to Mission Success
    • 7.1.4  Other Government Requirements Key to Mission Success
    • 7.1.5  Other Standards and Guidelines
      • 7.1.5.1  Voluntary and Consensus Standards
      • 7.1.5.2  Industry Standards and Guidelines
  • 7.2  Pre-Operations Integration and Testing Planning
    • 7.2.1  Develop Integration and Test Requirements
    • 7.2.2  Develop Pre-Operations Integration and Testing Plan
  • 7.3  Pre-Operations Integration and Testing Processes
    • 7.3.1  Perform Flight HW and Flight SW Integrated Test
      • 7.3.1.1  Sub-System Level
      • 7.3.1.2  System Level
        • 7.3.1.2.1  Composite System Testing
      • 7.3.1.3  Integrated HW/SW Testing
    • 7.3.2  Conduct Demonstration
      • 7.3.2.1  Wet Tanking Demonstration Test
    • 7.3.3  Conduct Inspections
      • 7.3.3.1  Monitor Key Hardware Transportation and Handling
      • 7.3.3.2  Monitor Major Launch System Tests
      • 7.3.3.3  Monitor Flight System Buildup
      • 7.3.3.4  Observe Payload Processing Events
      • 7.3.3.5  Participate in Flight System Walk-Down Activities
      • 7.3.3.6  Participate in Flight System Close-Out
    • 7.3.4  Complete SMA Verification Activities
      • 7.3.4.1  Verify All High Level Test Data is 'In Family'
      • 7.3.4.2  Review All Special Attention Items
      • 7.3.4.3  Verify Fleet Issues Resolved
      • 7.3.4.4  Verify Waivers and Deviations Closed
      • 7.3.4.5  Provide Surveillance of Hazardous/High Risk Operations
    • 7.3.5  Implement Working Groups
      • 7.3.5.1  Ground Operations Working Groups
      • 7.3.5.2  Systems Integration Working Groups
      • 7.3.5.3  Management Working Groups
• 8.0  Operations
  • 8.1  Operations Policies
    • 8.1.1  NPR 7120.5C Mission Success Management Content
    • 8.1.2  NASA Safety and Mission Success Requirements
      • 8.1.2.1  NASA Safety and Mission Success Directives
        • 8.1.2.1.1  Administrator Directives (Policy Letters)
        • 8.1.2.1.2  Center Directives
    • 8.1.3  Other NASA Requirements Key to Mission Success
      • 8.1.3.1  Nuclear Safety Launch Approval
      • 8.1.3.2  Planetary Protection
      • 8.1.3.3  Orbital Debris
      • 8.1.3.4  Mishap/Contingency Response
    • 8.1.4  Other Government Requirements Key to Mission Success
      • 8.1.4.1  National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, Public Law 91-190
      • 8.1.4.2  Eastern and Western Range (EWR) 127-1 Range Safety
      • 8.1.4.3  Range Commanders Council (RCC)
    • 8.1.5  Other Standards and Guidelines
      • 8.1.5.1  Voluntary and Consensus Standards
      • 8.1.5.2  Industry Standards and Guidelines
  • 8.2  Operations Planning
    • 8.2.1  Conduct Flight Safety Assurance Planning
      • 8.2.1.1  DOT/FAA Certification Planning
      • 8.2.1.2  Orbital Debris Risk Evaluation
    • 8.2.2  Conduct Federal Test Range Safety Compliance Planning
      • 8.2.2.1  System Safety Risk & Hazard Analysis
      • 8.2.2.2  Flight Termination System Planning
    • 8.2.3  Develop Ground Operational Safety Plan
      • 8.2.3.1  Safety Risk and Hazard Analysis
    • 8.2.4  Conduct Other Agency (Federal, State, Local) Assurance Compliance Planning
    • 8.2.5  Develop Operational Process FMEA
    • 8.2.6  Develop Emergency Preparedness Plan
    • 8.2.7  Develop Contingency Plan
    • 8.2.8  Develop Ground Transportation FMEA and Operations Plan
    • 8.2.9  Develop Move/Lift FMEA and Operations Plan
  • 8.3  Operations Processes
    • 8.3.1  Conduct Flight Safety Assurance Planning
    • 8.3.2  Operational Safety & Risk Trend Analysis (for Operational Systems)
      • 8.3.2.1  Performance Trend Analysis
      • 8.3.2.2  Problem Trend Analysis
      • 8.3.2.3  Programmatic Trend Analysis
      • 8.3.2.4  Problem Trend Analysis
      • 8.3.2.5  Reliability Trend Analysis
    • 8.3.3  Provide Real-Time Operations Support
      • 8.3.3.1  Operations Monitoring
      • 8.3.3.2  Contingency Operations
  • 8.4  Operations Program Control
    • 8.4.1  Conduct Operational Readiness Review Processes
      • 8.4.1.1  Lead Center Flight Readiness Review (FRR)
      • 8.4.1.2  Certificate of Flight Readiness (CoFR) Processes
    • 8.4.2  Perform Independent Assessment of Operational Readiness

Program Profiles

• Alcoa Corporation
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• Expendable Launch Vehicle Program
• NASA/Navy Benchmarking Exchange
• Space Shuttle Super Lightweight Tank Program
• United Space Alliance
• X-33
• X-34
• X-37

Best Practices

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• 8.0 Operations

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