Alice E. Smith Jeffrey S. Smith Auburn University Academy of Aerospace Quality Briefing to Space Grant Directors – March 3, 2007 Alice E. Smith Jeffrey S. Smith Auburn University

Background 50+ universities have contracts, grants, and co-operative agreements with NASA to provide space flight experiments and payloads These payloads are designed, constructed and tested under diverse conditions and by largely “amateur” teams The principal focus has been on verifying payloads as “safe” for flight There is additional opportunity to provide assistance in assuring that payloads are “successful” from an operations standpoint

Target Audience Academics – professors, instructors, teachers Students – youngsters through doctoral Staff – research assistants, post-docs Institutions – universities, colleges, high schools, middle schools

AAQ is for… Those involved with NASA payloads – on satellites, shuttle, station, balloon, rocket Those interested in becoming involved Future scientists and engineers interested in space

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AAQ and Space Grant Space grant embraces much of our AAQ intended audience Space grant participants can: Provide content for AAQ – case studies, lessons learned, best practices Provide part of the new community of users – test users, forum attendees, “ask the expert” experts

Using AAQ Advantageously Tutorials on technical topics Learning skills and methods Bringing on new students Lessons learned Links to standards, practices, FAQs, other official and in depth resources Posting queries, comments, responses

Please Work with Us! Pick up an AAQ brochure Fill out your questionnaire: Volunteer to provide a case study or best practices module Give us curriculum feedback Join our first AAQ breakout forum – March 29, near KSC, part of NASA QLF Encourage your space grantees to start using AAQ