Since establishment by Congress in 1968, after the Apollo 1 spacecraft fire, the ASAP (the Panel) has been operating under a broad charter (Attachment 1 on the enclosed CD) to provide advice and make recommendations to the NASA Administrator on matters related to safety. In 2005, the ASAP Charter was expanded to include advising the Administrator and Congress with respect to hazards to the adequacy of proposed or existing safety standards, and with respect to management and culture related to safety. Additionally, after the Columbia accident, Congress required that the ASAP submit an annual report to Congress as well as the NASA Administrator documenting the Panels observations and recommendations. This year, the Panel has advised NASA on issues that have significant potential to directly or indirectly impact the safety of NASAs astronauts, personnel, contractors, programs, and missions. The Panel recommendations submitted to the Administrator during 2009 are summarized in Appendix 1 at the end of this report (and detailed in Attachment 2 on the enclosed CD). They are based on ASAP 2009 quarterly meetings, public session minutes, and fact-finding meetings (all documented in Attachments 3 and 4 on the enclosed CD), as well as direct observations of NASA operations and decision-making and the Panel members past experiences.


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    Title :

    Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Annual Report for 2009


    Publication date :

    2010


    Size :

    117 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English