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
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
NASA Quality Policy
NPD 8730.5
… 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 …
Herb Shivers NASA/MSFC
… attain confidence levels that are
commensurate with the severity of
consequences that would be incurred in
the event of noncompliance.
Herb Shivers NASA/MSFC
… periodically reevaluated and
adjusted based on changes to risk factors.
Herb Shivers NASA/MSFC
NPR 8715.7 Expendable Launch Vehicle Payload Safety Program
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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
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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.
AS9003 Inspection and Test Quality System
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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
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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
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 JSTD-001E Requirements for Soldered Electrical and Electronic Assemblies
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SAMPLE LISTING OF NASA REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDANCE
DOCUMENTS
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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
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NPR 7150.2 NASA Software Engineering
Requirements
NPR 8715.3 NASA General Safety
Program Requirements
NPR 8735.1 Procedures For Exchanging
Parts, Materials, and Safety Problem Data
Utilizing the Government-Industry Data
Exchange Program 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
EXAMPLE
Quality Assurance Practices
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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.
Final inspection of flight hardware is performed to formally released
documents.
Projects define mandatory inspections for critical hardware (e.g., in-process
and final) at *(your facility), subcontractors, and suppliers.
All personnel involved in handling or testing of flight hardware are certified to
standards approved by the responsible QA organization.
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.
Each project develops a QA Plan (hardware and software).