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PURPOSE. Marshall Space Flight Center's (MSFC) roles and missions are established and managed using the NASA Strategic Management Process as defined in NPG 1000.2, "NASA Strategic Management Handbook." This process ensures alignment between the "NASA Strategic Plan" (NPD 1000.1), the Enterprise Strategic Plans, and the Center's Implementation Plan. MSFC has been designated as the Agency's Center of Excellence for Space Propulsion. In addition, MSFC has responsibility for the following mission areas: Space Transportation Systems Development; Microgravity; and Space Optics Manufacturing Technology.

This Marshall Policy Directive (MPD) is a basic manual providing information for the organizational structure, responsibilities, procedures, processes, and resources for implementing ANSI/ISO/ASQ Q9001 in accordance with NPD 8730.3, "NASA Quality Management System Policy (ISO 9000)." The MPD is intended to be a top-level requirements document referencing lower-tier documents with more detailed requirements and instructions.

APPLICABILITY. This MPD, "Marshall Management Manual (MMM)," establishes a Marshall Management System (MMS) to ensure consistent quality of NASA MSFC products and services and the safety of our customers, employees, and products. The scope of the MMS is as follows: All products and services provided by the Marshall Space Flight Center. MSFC supports the NASA Agency infrastructure and is a major contributor to all its scientific and technical enterprises.

All in-scope hardware previously grandfathered for ISO registration and surveillance audits, when readied for re-flight, shall be considered in scope to the ISO requirements and this MMM. Exceptions shall be addressed case-by-case utilizing the process as defined in MPG 1410.2.