Melissa Trahan
Program Specialist
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Affiliation– NASA Ames Research Center
Division– Human Systems Integration Division (TH)
Email– melissa.i.trahan@nasa.gov
Phone– 321-861-8030
Professional Bio
Quality Assurance (QA) Specialist working with Cross-Program Integrated Data Systems (CPIDS) group to develop and execute quality assurance standards, processes, and plans for our software portfolio, comprised of 30 applications serving approximately 4,500 unique users across NASA and its private sector and international partners. The application suite supports both human space flight programs – the International Space Station (ISS) and the Moon to Mars Program which includes Gateway, Exploration Grounds Systems (EGS), Human Landing System (HLS), Orion, Space Launch System (SLS), and more.
Awards/Honors
NASA Group Achievement Award (2017)- For NASA Operation Maintenance Requirements and Specifications (OMRS) Management System (OMS) Development
NASA Group Achievement Award (2019)- For the team’s ground-breaking development of a web-based, console operator optimized view of Launch Commit Criteria (LCC), dramatically reducing search times during terminal countdown launch simulations in preparation for Artemis 1
NASA Group Achievement Award (2019)- For the team’s tremendous success in migrating to the target architecture of the Mission Assurance Systems (MAS) platform in advance of Exploration Mission-1 launch simulations.
Ames Honor Award (2019)- To the Cross-Program Launch Commit Criteria (LCC) Management System (LMS) Development Team for excellence in the category of group/team
NASA Group Achievement Award (2025) – For outstanding collaboration in the development of an integrated human rating requirements compliance assessment capability for the SLS Program in advance of Artemis II