NDE Certification and Training Program

Completed TRL 2 (started at 2, targeting 2)

Description

The OSMA NDE Certification and Training Program was established to supplement training and certification opportunities for NASA CS employees. Historically, programs have been responsible for training and certification; however, programs often don’t consider NDE until after issues arise and also typically do not invest, in advance, in NDE training since they don’t appreciate what is needed later.

The purpose of this effort is to supplement this training need by providing the following opportunities:

Formal Training
Cross-training (aka OJT)
Certification

Benefits

This training program is intended to:

Strengthen our core capabilities
Make us more effective “smart buyers”
Standardize some of our approaches by learning from one another

Details

Technology area	Ground, Test, and Surface Systems > Mission Success Technologies > Team Preparedness and Training
Program	Nondestructive Evaluation Program (NDE)
Lead organization	Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
Start date	2016-10-01
End date	2023-09-01

Project contacts

Listed on TechPort itself — the most direct way to ask about this specific project.

Justin S Jones — justin.s.jones@nasa.gov
Justin S Jones — justin.s.jones@nasa.gov

How to get involved

This is early/mid-stage (TRL 2) — the most realistic path in is NASA SBIR/STTR, which funds small businesses and research institutions to develop technology aligned with NASA's needs (equity-free, phased funding). Check whether a current SBIR/STTR solicitation topic overlaps with this project's technology area, or contact the project directly (above) to ask.

None of these are guaranteed paths for this specific project — TechPort itself doesn't have an "apply" button. Reaching out to the contact(s) above with a specific question is usually the fastest way to find out what's actually open.