NASA Office of Safety and Missions Assurance - Asteroids

Astrogeology, Asteroids, Robots, Space Flight & Extraterrestrial Matters

The Office of Safety and Mission Assurance (OSMA) assures the safety and enhances the success of all NASA activities through the development, implementation and oversight of agency-wide safety, reliability, maintainability and quality assurance policies and procedures. OSMA includes the Mission Support Division, Safety and Assurance Requirements Division, and NASA Safety Center, as well as the Independent Verification and Validation Facility.

Responsible for:

• Establishing and assuring compliance with NASA Safety and Mission Assurance (SMA) strategies, policies and standards,
• Fostering early integration and life-cycle implementation of Safety, Reliability, Maintainability and Quality Assurance (SRM&QA) into NASA's programs and operations,
• Improving methodologies for risk identification and assessment and providing recommendations for risk mitigation and acceptance,
• Performing independent SMA assessments and process verification reviews,
• Providing analysis and recommendations for critical agency safety decisions,
• Sponsoring the innovation and rapid transfer of SRM&QA technologies, processes and techniques to improve safety and reliability and reduce the cost of mission success