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INTRODUCTION

This plan documents the methods by which the NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) will implement materials and processes control for flight hardware developed by JSC, including International Space Station GFE, Space Shuttle GFE, Constellation Program GFE (including GFE for the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle), and payload hardware. The plan addresses the detailed requirements in NASA-STD-6016, Standard Materials and Processes Requirements for Spacecraft. The plan does not apply to program hardware developed by a program contractor as contractor-furnished equipment (CFE).

Note: Several NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) specifications imposed by NASASTD- 6016 contain language requiring approval by MSFC M&P. In all such cases, the approval authority for flight hardware developed by JSC is JSC M&P, not MSFC.

This plan also implements for JSC flight hardware the Materials and Processes (M&P) requirements contained in SSP 30233, Space Station Requirements for Materials and Processes and SE-R-0006, General Specification Space Shuttle System Requirements for Materials and Processes. The M&P requirements for Constellation Program hardware are contained in NASA-STD-(I)-6016, which has been replaced by NASA-STD-6016; compliance with NASASTD- 6016 ensures compliance with Constellation Program M&P requirements. The plan tailors the requirements in NASA-STD-6016, SSP 30233, and SE-R-0006 for JSC in-house hardware; in the event of a conflict between these three documents and this implementation plan, this plan takes precedence.

Note: Exceptions to NASA-STD-6016 are identified in Appendix F.

a. Flight hardware under JSC control shall be designed and fabricated in accordance with this plan.

b. This plan shall be incorporated as a general materials control specification in end-item specifications for JSC flight hardware procurements.

c. This plan shall be implemented on all new contracts for procurement of JSC flight hardware, and shall be included in existing contracts through contract changes.

d. Ground Support Equipment (GSE) supplied as JSC-controlled hardware shall comply with this plan where GSE hardware can adversely affect flight hardware.

Note: This plan does not address fracture control. Fracture control for JSC flight hardware structures, including pressure vessels, is implemented in accordance with JSC 25863B, Fracture Control Plan for JSC Flight Hardware. However, the Materials and Fracture Control Certification generated to verify compliance with this plan (see Section 4.6) includes certification of compliance with fracture control requirements and any flight limitations determined by the fracture control analysis. The JSC Materials & Processes Branch monitors and reviews the fracture control program and evaluates the fracture control analysis.