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NESC Overview
What is the NESC? NASA Engineering and Safety Center's (NESC) mission is to perform value-added independent testing, analysis, and assessments of NASA's high-risk projects to ensure safety and mission success. The NESC engages proactively to help NASA avoid future problems. NESC is an independently funded program with a dedicated team of technical experts that provides objective engineering and safety assessments of critical, high-risk projects. This is the charge of the NESC: an organization dedicated to promoting safety through engineering excellence, unaffected and unbiased by the programs it is evaluating. The NESC is a resource and is meant to benefit the programs and organizations within the Agency, the Centers, and the people who work there. + Read More
 | Find answers to common questions. + Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about the NESC background and organization. + NESC Overview Presentation |
NESC Features
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Composite Crew Module
Team Gains Experience as it Builds Innovative Composite Spacecraft.
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Shell Buckling Knockdown Factor (SBKF) Special Study
NESC team studies launch vehicle design to reduce weight and cost.
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International Space Station (ISS) Solar Array Rotary Joints
NESC team supported the ISS Program Anomaly Root Cause Investigation.
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Max Launch Abort System (MLAS) NESC Team
NESC is preparing to demonstrate an alternate escape system, mitigating risks on the Orion spacecraft.
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Human Occupant Injury Factors for Orion Spacecraft Landings
NESC leads team to assess potential crew injuries during Orion landings.
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Seat Attenuation Designs for Orion
The Orion Project requested NESC’s help in developing alternate seat attenuation designs.
NESC Latest News
| 06.16.09 - LaRC's Researcher News Features Engineer’s Working on NESC’s NESC’s MLAS has offered NASA engineers unique experiences on real hardware. + Read More | |||
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| 06.12.09 - Max Launch Abort System (MLAS) Launch News Spaceref.com features the NESC MLAS in this article. + Read More | |||
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| 04.27.09 - NESC Executive Administrator featured in LaRC's Researcher News Executive Administrator, Jenny DeVasher, looks to the future and keeps up with the diverse NESC projects. + Read More | |||
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| 01.22.09 - The NESC received NIA/CIBER 2008 Digital Video Award The NESC Academy (Innovative Engineering Design Course) received a 2008 Digital Video Award for its promotional science video used in an educational setting. + Read More | |||
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Submitting Requests
MLAS Simulation Video
This video is provided by Wallops Flight Facility Mission Planning Lab. 
Organization Structure
 | Director, Ralph R. Roe, Jr. + Biography |
 | Deputy Director, Timmy R. Wilson + Biography |
 | Organization Structure + Read More |