NSC History
The year the NSC was established.
What is 2006?
Excluding the NSC Director's Office, these are the full titles of the NSC's three primary offices.
What are the Mishap Prevention and Organizational Performance Office (MPOP), the Strategic Engagement and Development Office (SEDO), and the Technology and Innovative Solutions Office (TISO)?
The first Director of the NSC.
Who is Alan Phillips?
This NSC civil servant has been a part of the NSC since its inception.
Who is Sallie Keith?
Also acceptable: Charlene Anderson
Which of the following is NOT among the NSC's most popular 60-second safety videos?
-Avoiding Digital Eye Strain
-How to Weather a Hurricane
-Building an Emergency Go-Kit
-Toaster and Bathtub Top Tips
-Drowsy Driving Prevention
What is Toaster and Bathtub Top Tips?
The independent, presidentially-chartered board that made recommendations that led to the creation of the NASA Safety Center.
What is the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB)?
NASA's current acting Mishap Program Executive (MPEx).
Who is Mike Masters?
The NASA Center where Harmony Myers got her start working for NASA.
What is the Kennedy Space Center (KSC)?
The NSC's venerable computer tech wizard.
Who is Michael Kutyba?
This is the first custom web application developed by the NSC Application Development Team.
What is My STEP (formerly known as STEP Handbook)?
The Technology and Innovative Solutions Office once went by this different name.
What is the Knowledge Sharing and Analysis Office (KSAO)?
Also acceptable: Knowledge Management Systems Office (KMSO).
The number of contractors currently supporting the NSC.
What is 45?
The rank and military branch of former NSC Deputy Director Bob Conway when he retired from military service.
What is Captain in the U.S. Navy?
The NSC contractor who is known for putting up massive light displays at their home each holiday season.
Who is Scott Roberts?
This STEP discipline has the most graduates (across all levels).
What is System Safety (229)?
The year the NSC launched the STEP Program.
What is 2009?
The number of Civil Servants assigned to the NSC.
What is 25?
Prior to becoming an NSC Director, this individual once served as executive director of the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP).
Who is Harmony Myers?
The application owner of the NASA Mishap Information System (NMIS).
Who is Ingrid Wagner?
This is one of the Human Factors "Dirty Dozen" (commonly seen human factors).
What is Technological Environment, Individual Skill-Based, Organizational Operations, Individual Decision-Making, Information Environment, Psychological, Supervisory Oversight, Organizational Resources, Physical Environment, Supervisory Planning, Individual Fitness/Readiness, or Compliance?
The former NASA organization--also once located at OAI--that pre-dated the NASA Safety Center.
What is the Assurance Technology Center (ATC)?
The NSC's "premier" annual in-person training event.
What is ESLP (Executive Safety Leadership Program)?
This former NSC manager established the Content and Collaboration team in 2021.
Who is Irene Wirkus?
The NSC's only current intern.
Who is Isabel Hernandez?
Name three of the current custom web applications the NSC has developed.
What are APPG, MPCP, My STEP, NCAT, NMIS, OSET, QCARD, STAR?