scope:

PURPOSE

To establish the Center management procedural requirements for programs, projects, and activities to implement the provisions of Agency requirements in NPD 7120.4, NPR 7120.5, NPD 7120.6, NPR 7120.7 (NID 7120.99), NPR 7120.8, NPR 7120.10, NPR 7123.1, and NPR 7150.2.

APPLICABILITY

a. This MPR applies to Center personnel, programs, projects, and activities, including contractors and resident agencies to the extent specified in their respective contracts or agreements. ("Contractors," for purposes of this paragraph, include contractors, grantees, Cooperative Agreement recipients, Space Act Agreement partners, or other agreement parties.)

b. This MPR applies to the Michoud Assembly Facility.

c. This MPR applies the following: all mandatory actions (i.e., requirements) are denoted by statements containing the term "shall." The terms: "may" or "can" denote discretionary privilege or permission; "should" denotes a good practice and is recommended, but not required; "will" denotes expected outcome; and "are/is" denotes descriptive material."

d. This MPR applies the following: all document citations are assumed to be the latest version unless otherwise noted.

e. This MPR applies to all Center organizations that manage space flight programs, projects, and the MSFC-managed, subordinate activities that fall under them (including spacecraft, launch vehicles, instruments developed for space flight programs and projects, research and technology developments funded by and to be incorporated into space flight programs and projects, critical technical facilities specifically developed or significantly modified for space flight systems, and ground systems that are in direct support of space flight operations). Specific requirements are flowed down by the program or project to the activities under them to the extent necessary for the program or project to ensure compliance and mission success.

f. This MPR applies to reimbursable space flight program/projects performed for non-NASA sponsors.

g. This MPR applies to research and technology development that is not funded by space flight programs and projects, as well as information technology (IT) and institutional infrastructure programs and projects.

h. This MPR applies to knowledge management and lessons learned (LL), technical standards, and software engineering, regardless of the program or project supported.

i. This MPR applies to activities managed by MSFC, which come under a program or project managed outside of MSFC, as indicated in the applicable chapters.

Note: See Chapter 2 for more specific applicability information.