Subject: Payload Safety Program

Responsible Office: Office of Safety and Mission Assurance

Chapter 2. Roles and Responsibilities

2.1 Chief, Safety and Mission Assurance

2.1.1 The Chief, SMA, as stated in NPD 1000.3, The NASA Organization is responsible for advising the Administrator and other senior officials on matters related to risk, safety, and mission success. As part of this responsibility, the Chief, SMA:

a. Establishes policy direction, requirements, and guidelines for protecting the public, NASA workforce, and property during payload operations.

b. Reviews, monitors, and periodically reports to the Agency on compliance with payload safety requirements by NASA Centers and Mission Directorates and associated programs and projects.

2.1.2 The Chief, SMA, established the NASA Payload Safety Program to support the above responsibilities and designates the NASA Payload Safety Manager (PSM) to oversee the program to:

a. Promote the consistent implementation of the policy, requirements of this NPR, and technical standards throughout the Agency.

b. Provide consistent applicability and interpretation of payload safety requirements and guidance on the implementation of those requirements.

2.2 Center Director

2.2.1 The Center Director is responsible for:

a. Maintaining and implementing documented payload safety processes and standards in accordance with this NPR to ensure that the risks to the public, NASA workforce, and property are mitigated to an acceptable level.

b. Designating an Agency Team member to support the NASA Payload Safety Manager.

2.2.2 Establishing alternative payload safety processes and standards that meet the technical objectives of this NPR for specific programs or projects as needed, see section 3.3.2.

2.3 Mission Directorate Associate Administrator (for the payload)

2.3.1 The MDAA for the payload sponsoring or operating the mission is responsible for:

a. Their program and project compliance with Agency and Center payload safety requirements.

b. Ensuring all payloads comply with Agency, Center, and Mission Directorate requirements.

c. Ensuring funding and other resources needed to meet the requirements of this NPR are available regardless of the launch vehicle provider or launch vehicle procurement method.

2.4 Payload Project Manager

2.4.1 The Payload Project Manager is ultimately responsible for safety from hazards associated with the project payload.

2.4.2 The Payload Project Manager may tailor safety review and approval processes as defined in Chapter 3 of this NPR.

2.4.3 The Payload Project Manager is responsible for:

a. Ensuring payload hazards are reviewed, payloads meet applicable safety standards, and associated risks are accepted.

b. Ensuring information regarding the payload hazards is shared with all stakeholders.

c. Ensuring that contracts, grants, and agreements include applicable payload safety standards.

d. Designating a Payload Project System Safety Engineer to help accomplish the above responsibilities.

e. Developing payload safety processes and standards.

2.4.4 Following the payload safety processes and standards as defined in Chapter 3 (including any project specific tailoring) or following alternative payload safety processes and standards established by a Center for specific programs or projects as applicable.

2.4.5 Tailoring payload safety processes and standards or follow alternative payload safety processes and standards established by a Center as defined in Chapter 3.

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