There are several engineering disciplines, such as reliability, supportability, quality assurance, human factors, risk management, safety, etc. Safety is an extremely important engineering specialty within NASA, and the consequence involving a loss of crew is considered a catastrophic event. Safety is not difficult to achieve when properly integrated at the beginning of each space systems project/start of mission planning. The key is to ensure proper handling of safety verification throughout each flight/mission phase. Today, Safety and Mission Assurance (S&MA) operations engineers continue to conduct these flight product reviews across all open flight products. As such, these reviews help ensure that each mission is accomplished with safety requirements along with controls heavily embedded in applicable flight products. Most importantly, the S&MA operations engineers are required to look for important design and operations controls so that safety is strictly adhered to as well as reflected in the final flight product.
Verification and Implementation of Operations Safety Controls for Flight Missions
Eight Annual NASA Project Management Challenge 2011: Explore and Inspire ; 2011 ; Long Beach, CA, United States
2010-01-01
Conference paper
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English
ESA SAFETY SUPPORT TO MISSIONS OPERATIONS
British Library Conference Proceedings | 2007
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