System-Wide Safety Project

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The transformation of aviation to make flight more efficient and accessible, even as the global demand for air transportation services steadily increases, will require new research tools, innovative technologies, and operational methods. Enabling this to be done safely at every step is the goal of the System-Wide Safety (SWS) project.

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Summer Brandt

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Michael Vincent

Associate Project Manager

Dr. Wendy Okolo

Associate Project Manager

Michael Vincent

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Human Contributions to Safety on the Flightdeck

Captain Dan Kiggins and two of NASA's senior human factors researchers, Jon Holbrook and Lance Prinzel, discuss an increasingly autonomous future and the role humans will play in aviation safety.

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Mitigations for Distraction on the Flightdeck

Captain Dan Kiggins and NASA senior research psychologist, Steve Casner, discuss the impact distractions have on flight safety and techniques to mitigate their influence.

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Collaborative Decision Making

Captain Dan Kiggins discusses collaborative decision-making with NASA test pilots Nils Larson and Jim Less, The Cleveland Clinic’s thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon Dr. Michael Tong, and Chad Stephens, a SWS project human factors researcher.

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The Future of Aviation Safety

Captain Dan Kiggins is joined by Kyle Ellis and Chad Stephens from the SWS project to discuss NASA’s vision for the future of automation in aviation.

System-Wide Safety Gallery

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SWS Project Leadership

See a directory of key managers who are leading the System-Wide Safety project for NASA.

SWS Virtual Event Jul 18, 2023 View Recording

Watch the NASA System-Wide Safety project host an exciting hybrid event to explore research and progress towards an In-Time Aviation Safety Management System for commercial operations. 

AOSP Newsletters

Airspace Operations and Safety Program leaders and subject matter experts produce a quarterly newsletter detailing technical achievements, research highlights, and other news about the program. Read them here.

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