Academy of Aerospace Quality
The Vision
for NASA’s academic community
Brian Hughitt
NASA Headquarters
Office of Safety and Mission Assurance
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To feel connected to NASA’s vision
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To feel excited and proud to be
part of the NASA family
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To understand the indispensable role
that Quality Assurance plays towards
achieving mission success
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To have a passion for quality
assurance and pursue the highest
levels of technical excellence
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Quality is the condition of meeting
design requirements that satisfy
customer objectives for safety,
performance, reliability,
maintainability, etc.
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NASA missions cannot succeed
if requirements are not complied with
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NASA personnel are not safe
if requirements are not complied with
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Quality Assurance is the discipline to
assure that requirements are complied with
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Quality Roadmap
Establish and Document Requirements
Assure Compliance with Requirements
(Technical/Safety/Quality)
Organization
Performing Work
Quality System Requirements
AS9100
Prevention
Detection/
Correction
Government
(Contracting Agent)
Government Contract Quality Assurance
NPR 8735.2
Prevention
Detection/
Correction
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- Quality Roadmap Assuring Compliance
Organization
Performing Work
Prevention
Workmanship
Data Analysis
Process Control
Documentation
Training
Calibration
Design Control
Documt Control
Configuration Mgt
Source selection
Customer
(Contracting Agent)
Detection
Prevention
Audits
NDT
Inspection
Tests
Root Cause
Record Review
Receipt Inspect
Data Analysis
Training
Pre-award
- Document Rev
- Q. Sys Survey
Purchase Control
Risk Assessment
Design Control
Detection
Record Review
Product Inspection
Process Witness
NDT
Quality Sys Audit
GMIPs
Receipt Inspection
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NASA Quality Policy
Risk Informed / Risk Based
• Mitigate risks associated with noncompliance.
Determination of risk considers the likelihood
of noncompliance and the consequences associated with
noncompliance
• Continuously reevaluated and adjusted based on changes to risk
factors.
• Determination of risk considers the maturity, complexity, criticality,
importance and value of work performed, as well as past
performance.
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The quality system provides assurance that all
requirements are complied with- those that matter a lot
and those that don’t matter much. For highly complex
and critical operations, there are MANY requirements
that matter a lot.
NASA = HIGHLY CRITICAL AND COMPLEX
Don’t waste your time assuring requirements that don’t
matter much. Be deliberate, be watchful, be smart.
Careful planning and measurement of risk is the inviolable
first step before quality program execution.
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Quality is never an accident; it is always the
result of high intention, sincere effort,
intelligent direction and skillful execution;
it represents the wise choice of many
alternatives.
William A. Foster
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