The NASA Safety Center (NSC) enables and coaches NASA organizations’ drive toward cultural excellence by

• Illuminating the path with lessons learned.
• Creating awareness of human and organizational dynamics, including Safety Culture and Human Factors.
• Enhancing the agency’s ability to identify and mitigate latent and active hazards.
• Investigating mishaps and preparing the agency for mishap contingencies. By supporting mishap investigations and sharing mishap data across NASA, the NSC helps reduce the occurrence of similar incidents and contributes to a more resilient agency.

Risk-Driven Planning

While post-mishap work is important, it is only part of what the NSC does. The NSC uses data collected from past mishaps and shares it with the goal of increasing awareness and preventing future mishaps. The NSC is proactive in approaching mishaps and can assist NASA centers with planning drill scenarios and developing Mishap Preparedness and Contingency Plans.

Training and Tools

The NSC supports mishap investigations by providing training, tools and guidance and offers helpful tools related to mishaps, like the Root Cause Analysis Tool, the NASA Mishap Information System, investigation templates and checklists.