PURPOSE

This NPG establishes responsibilities, procedures, and guidelines that will assist NASA Centers and other locations operating NASA aircraft to create local policies and procedures for the management of NASA aircraft resources, aircraft operations, and related matters. This NPG will provide a standard approach for the management and use of the NASA aircraft operations program. The purpose of the NASA aircraft operations program is to directly support the Agency mission in aeronautical research and development, space science and applications, space flight, astronaut readiness training, and related activities by providing operational flights in research and development aircraft, program support aircraft, and mission management aircraft. This document should be used in conjunction with other governing instructions, handbooks, and manuals.

APPLICABILITY

This NPG is applicable to NASA Headquarters and NASA Centers, including Component Facilities.