Adapting Mission Assurance Workshop 2023

The mini-conference, co-sponsored by The Aerospace Corporation and NASA, was held on Nov 8-9, 2023 at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
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All Times are Eastern Time

November 8th, 2023 (Wednesday)

12:00

Check-in at Visitor’s Center

13:00

Welcome and Opening Address

  • Barbara Braun, The Aerospace Corporation 
  • Dr. Frank Groen, Deputy Chief, NASA’s Office of Safety and Mission Assurance

13:30

Outbrief from the 2022 Adapting Mission Assurance Workshop

13:40

Session #1: Tailoring and Adapting Mission Assurance 

  • Moderator: Darin Schow, The Aerospace Corporation

13:40

Adaptive Mission Assurance for NASA Risk Tolerant, Constraints-driven Missions 

  • Vicky Hwa, NASA

14:00

Adaptive Independent Verification and Validation Reduces Risk of Software Impacting Safety in Artemis Missions 

  • Gerek A. Whitman, NASA

14:20

What Risks are Acceptable for a Class D Project? 

  • Jesse Leitner, NASA

14:40

Roundtable Discussion with Speakers and Attendees: How do we align expectations among stakeholders when tailoring or adapting mission assurance?

15:20

Session #2: Thinking Across the Enterprise 

  • Moderator: Jermaine Brinson, The Aerospace Corporation

15:20

Mission Versus Widget Mission Assurance 

  • Eli Minson, Maxar

15:40

A New Mission Assurance Baseline for the Enterprise 

  • Barbara Braun, The Aerospace Corporation

16:00

Implementing Safety and Mission Assurance Requirements Across Multiple Institutions – the IMAP Case Study 

  • Christina Collura, JHU/APL

16:20

Roundtable Discussion with Presenters and Attendees – How can we spur culture change and enterprise thinking?

16:50

First Day Recap and Closing

 

November 9th, 2023 (Thursday)

08:00

Check-in at Visitor’s Center

09:00

Second Day Welcome and Outbrief of Space Collaboration Council

09:10

Session #3: Parts and Processes 

  • Moderator: Lori Gordon, The Aerospace Corporation

09:10

Supplier Approval – Risk Based 

  • Ed Mitchell, JHU/APL

09:30

A New Approach for EEE Parts Assurance that is COTS-Inclusive 

  • Jesse Leitner, NASA

09:50

Ceramic Column Grid Array Solder Voiding on IMAP Printed Circuit Board Assemblies

  • Anna Shin, JHU/APL

10:00

Mission Reliability - Analytical Versus Empirical Approaches 

  • David Owen-Keister, Ball Aerospace

10:20

Roundtable Discussion with Presenters and Attendees – How can we break through information firewalls?

11:00

Session #4: People and Education 

  • Moderator: Michael Thew, The Aerospace Corporation

11:00

Scalable Industry-Targeted Approach to Mission Assurance Training Curriculum 

  • Christian Dance, Space Dynamics Laboratory

11:20

Adapting the Role of the Mission Assurance Manager for More Risk Tolerant Missions 

  • Nathan Whittenton, Ball Aerospace

11:40

Mission Assurance Insights: And Immersive and Collaborative Approach 

  • Anna Shin, JHU/APL

12:00

Roundtable Discussion with Speakers and Attendees: How is adaptive mission assurance HARDER than traditional mission assurance, and how do we support our workforce?

13:30

Failure Cake Outbrief and Intro to Breakout Sessions

13:45

Breakout Sessions – Developing Calls to Action

14:30

Breakout Session Outbriefs

15:15

Second Day Recap and Closing