1. 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

2. 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

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

4. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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