Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel
Annual Reports
The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) is an independent group of experts that advises NASA. Its origins date back to NASA's response to the Apollo 1 fire in January 1967. It has issued annual reports since 1971, as well as other special reports. The current ASAP annual report, as well as other information about the panel, is available from the ASAP home page.
Back issues of ASAP annual and special reports are below. Please keep in mind that the report covering a particular calendar year was often released during the following calendar year. After the Columbia (STS-107) accident on February 1, 2003, the ASAP was reformulated and an annual report was not issued for 2003. Starting in 2004, the ASAP has begun issuing its reports on a quarterly basis.
Other Background Documents
Public Law establishing ASAP (August 21, 1967)
The NASA Management Instruction (NMI) establishing ASAP
(December 7, 1967)
Implementation Recommendations for the ASAP (December
15, 1967)
ASAP Lessons Learned Regarding Spacecraft Design
(November 1986)
Latest Charter (May 1, 2001)
Cumulative Membership List (through April 1, 2002)
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Updated
August 19, 2004
Susan Burch, ASAP
Steven J. Dick, NASA Chief Historian
Steve Garber, NASA History Web Curator
For further information E-mail histinfo@hq.nasa.gov