NASA NPR 7120

Abstract

<strong>PURPOSE</strong> <br>a. This document provides the procedural requirements and processes for implementing Health and Medical Technical Authority (HMTA) throughout the Agency. <br><strong>APPLICABILITY</strong> <br>a. The requirements of this NASA Procedural Requirements (NPR) shall be applied to protect the health and safety and safeguard the performance of crewmembers involved in human space flight activities and to enable successful human space flight and other Research and Technology (R&T) programs/projects, as appropriate. <br>b. This NPR shall be applicable to NASA Headquarters and NASA Centers, including Component Facilities and Technical and Service Support Centers. This NPR applies to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), other contractors, grant recipients, or parties to agreements only to the extent specified or referenced in the appropriate contracts, grants, or agreements. <br>c. The requirements in this NPR shall apply to all human space exploration activities including, but not limited to, space systems, space suits, planetary habitats, planetary rovers, and surface vehicles. <br>d. The requirements in this NPR shall apply to internationally-provided space systems as documented in distinct separate agreements, such as joint or multilateral agreements. <br>e. The requirements in this NPR shall apply to R&T programs/projects, as appropriate. <br>f. The requirements in this NPR shall apply to specific elements of the NASA Occupational Health Program, as described herein.