1. USING NASA QUALITY STANDARDS NASA Academy of Aerospace (AAQ) Quality Mini-Workshop Ken Crane Quality Engineering Technical Discipline Team Lead NASA SAFETY CENTER March 22, 2012

2. disclaimer The following slides are non Prescriptive But Represent typical NASA Requirements and Guidelines That may be applied to NASA grants and/or cooperative agreements

3. Herb Shivers NASA/MSFC … mitigate risks associated with noncompliance. Risk considers the likelihood of noncompliance and the consequences associated with noncompliance, including the maturity, complexity, criticality, and value of work performed … NASA Quality Policy NPD 8730.5 NASA quality assurance programs shall

4. Herb Shivers NASA/MSFC … attain confidence levels that are commensurate with the severity of consequences that would be incurred in the event of noncompliance. … attain confidence levels that are commensurate with the severity of consequences that would be incurred in the event of noncompliance.

5. Herb Shivers NASA/MSFC … periodically reevaluated and adjusted based on changes to risk factors. … periodically reevaluated and adjusted based on changes to risk factors.

6. NPR 8715.7 Expendable Launch Vehicle Payload Safety Program  This NPR applies to ELV payloads developed under a NASA grant or cooperative agreement  NPR 5800.1, Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook  to ensure that the payload project properly implements the safety requirements pertaining to use of NASA facilities and equipment  This NPR does not apply to payloads that will fly on suborbital launch vehicles  Suborbital payloads are subject to the policy and requirements of NPR 8715.3 and applicable local processes and requirements.

7. AS9003 Inspection and Test Quality System  Management Responsibility  Quality System  Contract Review  Design Control  Document and Data Control  Purchasing  Control of Customer-Supplied Product  Product Identification and Traceability  Process Control  Inspection and Testing  Control of Inspection, Measuring, and Test Equipment  Inspection and Test Status  Control of Nonconforming Product  Corrective Action  Handling, Storage, Packaging, Preservation, and Delivery  Control of Quality Records  Internal Quality Assessment  Training  Servicing  Statistical Techniques

8. WORKMANSHIP STANDARDS  Refer to contract/customer drawings  Example (Not exhaustive) list  MIL-HDBK-454B General Guidelines For Electronic Equipment  IPC J-STD-001ES Space Applications Electronic Hardware Addendum to IPC J- STD-001E Requirements for Soldered Electrical and Electronic Assemblies

9. SAMPLE LISTING OF NASA REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS  NASA SP-2007-6105 NASA Systems Engineering Handbook  NASA-STD-8717.9 Standard for Lifting Devices and Equipment  NASA-STD-8719.11 Safety Standard for Fire Protection  NASA-STD-8719.13 NASA Software Safety Standard  NASA-STD-8719.7 Facility System Safety Guidebook  NASA-STD-8739.8 Software Assurance Standard  NPD 8730.1 Metrology and Calibration  NPR 7150.2 NASA Software Engineering Requirements  NPR 8715.3 NASA General Safety Program Requirements  NPR 8735.1Procedures For Exchanging Parts, Materials, and Safety Problem Data Utilizing the G overnment- I ndustry D ata Exchange P rogram and NASA Advisories  NPR 8735.2 Management of Government Quality Assurance Functions for NASA Contracts  NPD 8730.5 NASA Quality Assurance Program Policy  NPR 8715.6 NASA Procedural Requirements for Limiting Orbital Debris

10. EXAMPLE Quality Assurance Practices 1 Quality assurance (QA) personnel perform receiving and shipping inspections on all critical hardware whenever the hardware enters or leaves any facility. Critical hardware includes all flight hardware and any GSE that interfaces directly with flight hardware, or that is required to support launch readiness. 2 Final inspection of flight hardware is performed to formally released documents. 3 Projects define mandatory inspections for critical hardware (e.g., in-process and final) at *(your facility), subcontractors, and suppliers. 4 All personnel involved in handling or testing of flight hardware are certified to standards approved by the responsible QA organization. 5 Each project arranges for software quality assurance verification of the software traceability matrix to ensure that requirements are correctly applied and that critical mission software has been appropriately tested. 6 Each project develops a QA Plan (hardware and software).