Procedural
Requirements
Effective Date: August 16, 2023
Expiration Date: August 16, 2028
|
|
NASA Procedural Requirements |
NPR 7100.5 Effective Date: August 16, 2023 Expiration Date: August 16, 2028 |
| | TOC | Preface | Chapter1 | Chapter2 | Chapter3 | Chapter4 | Chapter5 | Chapter6 | AppendixA | AppendixB | AppendixC | ALL | |
4.1.1 This section applies to the following activities:
a. All missions, projects, or other programs; including those led by NASA, solicited by NASA, and those in which NASA is a partner; that plan to collect or acquire astromaterials on Earth or in its atmosphere.
b. All missions, projects, mission programs, or other programs; including those led by NASA, solicited by NASA, and those in which NASA is a partner; that plan to collect or acquire astromaterials in space or on other planetary bodies, with the intention of returning the samples to Earth, either as part of the current mission, project, or program, or as part of a sample-return campaign.
c. All activities at NASA to plan agreements with parties outside the Agency that will deliver astromaterials into the custody of NASA.
d. Any other activities that will result in new astromaterials collections or additions of new material to existing astromaterials collections in the custody of NASA.
4.2.1 NASA owns and curates all astromaterials collected using NASA funds, unless otherwise specified in a formal agreement with a non-NASA entity.
4.2.2 Sample-return campaigns will develop an overall strategy for curation of the new NASA collection of astromaterials relevant to the campaign (a "curation strategy") or for the addition of new material to existing NASA astromaterials collection(s).
4.2.3 All activities covered by this section, including each component mission in a sample-return campaign, will develop formal plans for the new NASA astromaterials collection (a "curation plan") or for the addition of new material to an existing NASA astromaterials collection.
4.2.4 The astromaterials curator shall develop curation strategies and curation plans (if applicable) in coordination with missions, campaigns, programs, and projects, with final approval by the Chief Scientist for Astromaterials Curation within SMD.
4.2.5 For sample-return campaigns, a draft of the curation strategy will be developed prior to and baselined at the Mission Concept Review (MCR) of the first mission in the campaign. For CLPS task orders, timing for developing a draft of the curation strategy will be coordinated and concurred on with the Chief Scientist for Astromaterials Curation in SMD.
4.2.6 For sample-return missions, including each mission in a sample-return campaign, a draft of the curation plan will be developed prior to Preliminary Design Review (PDR), and approval of the baselined plan will occur prior to Critical Design Review (CDR). This plan may be updated, as required, during the life of the mission. For CLPS task orders, timing for developing a draft of the Curation Plan will be coordinated and concurred on with the Chief Scientist for Astromaterials Curation in SMD.
4.2.7 For astromaterials collection activities on Earth or in its atmosphere, the curation plan will be approved prior to field deployment.
4.2.8 A curation strategy will be maintained as an official record in accordance with NPR 1441.1 and retained in accordance with NRRS 1441 and will include:
a. The nature and amount of samples expected to be collected over the course of the sample-return campaign.
b. The expected timeline and cadence of sample-return events, including, if known, the expected amount of each sample-return event.
c. The nature of the sample-collection process and timeline needed to document contamination knowledge over the course of the campaign.
d. The number and nature of curation facilities anticipated during the course of the campaign, and the expected timeline for their construction/development/use, or if they already exist, for their modification/upgrade to accommodate new samples.
e. The anticipated environmental conditions needed for all required curatorial facilities, including those needed for curation of contamination-knowledge materials.
f. A description of how much of the anticipated returned astromaterials will be needed for mission/campaign science, apportioned to non-NASA partners and preserved in a pristine (as returned) state for future studies. No more than 25 percent of the returned sample will be used for mission/campaign science except in extraordinary circumstances.
g. The budget for all aspects of astromaterials curation over the course of the campaign that is not tied to specific missions in the campaign.
4.2.9 A curation plan will be maintained as an official record in accordance with NPR 1441.1 and retained in accordance with NRRS 1441 and will describe:
a. The nature and mass of samples expected to be collected
b. Methods to be used to collect and to monitor and record sample contamination or degradation from mission inception to the time the samples are delivered to a curation facility (e.g., mission design, ground processing, in-flight, sample acquisition, Earth return, and recovery).
c. The timeline, procedures, and risk mitigation to transfer the material from the point of collection to and between curation facilities.
d. The environmental conditions of all required curatorial facilities, including sample stowage and transport conditions for samples collected on crewed missions.
e. The general procedures required for storage, subsampling, documentation, distribution, and security.
f. The timeline and, if possible, the procedures for the initial examination of the samples, including: characterization and description of the newly collected sample and a plan for allocating the samples needed to perform the project science in the initial six months or other interval specified in 4.2.9(k).
g. The timeline and, if possible, the procedures required for the preparation of a sample catalog sufficient to allow other scientists to request samples.
h. The maximum amount of the sample delivered into NASA's custody that will be used for mission or project science, not to exceed 25 percent, leaving the remainder of the sample in a pristine (as returned) state for future studies that occur after completion of the mission or program or shared with non-NASA partners. This requirement should not be waived except in extraordinary circumstances, which will be convincingly justified.
i. Any anticipated sharing of samples with non-NASA partners.
j. Criteria used to justify how the sample(s) to be allocated to the mission or program will be a representative subsample of the returned astromaterials or justification for selection of non-representative samples for use by the mission or program.
k. A schedule to announce and make samples available to qualified investigators within six months of delivery to the curation facility, including, if necessary, justification of why a different schedule is necessary.
4.2.10 Loan agreements will be maintained as official records in accordance with NPR 1441.1 and retained in accordance with NRRS 1441 and will describe:
a. Approved uses of the astromaterials.
b. The term of the agreement.
c. Security requirements that must be implemented to maintain the safety and security of the astromaterials.
d. Requirements for the tracking or inventorying of the astromaterials.
e. The reporting requirements for samples that are lost, stolen, or consumed.
f. Data archiving requirements pertinent to the astromaterials.
4.2.11 For missions designated "Planetary Protection Category V Restricted Earth Return," the Planetary Protection Officer shall be added as an additional approver. Additionally, the curation plan will be coordinated with any return documentation as required in NPR 8715.24, Planetary Protection Provisions for Robotic Extraterrestrial Missions, and STD 8719.27, Implementing Planetary Protection Requirements for Space Flight.
4.2.12 For missions designated "Unrestricted Earth Return," the Unrestricted Earth Return Memo will be appended to the curation plan.
4.3.1 A budget will be developed for all missions or projects to which this section is applicable (a "curation budget"), or when new material is added to an existing collection.
4.3.2 For sample-return missions, a draft of the curation budget will be developed prior to PDR, and approval will occur at CDR. For CLPS task orders, timing for developing a draft of the curation budget will be coordinated and concurred on with the Chief Scientist for Astromaterials Curation in SMD. Budgets will be re-examined periodically throughout the lifetime of the mission.
4.3.3 For astromaterials collection activities on Earth or in its atmosphere, the curation budget will be approved prior to field deployment.
4.3.4 Budgets for new collections will include, at a minimum:
a. The costs of developing, constructing, and procuring any necessary curation facilities (including support facilities and mobile or temporary receiving facilities), equipment, and staffing;
b. All curation costs for the new collection including staffing and documentation, prior to and during the mission or program and for at least five years after delivery of the samples.
4.4.1 A curation strategy, consistent with the requirements of Sections 4.2 and 4.3, will be developed for all ongoing NASA-funded sample-return campaigns to acquire or collect astromaterials at the time of implementation of this NPR.
4.4.2 A curation plan and curation budget, consistent with the requirements of Sections 4.2 and 4.3, will be developed for all ongoing or legacy NASA-funded programs, projects, or missions to acquire or collect astromaterials at this NPR's time of implementation.
| TOC | Preface | Chapter1 | Chapter2 | Chapter3 | Chapter4 | Chapter5 | Chapter6 | AppendixA | AppendixB | AppendixC | ALL | |
| | NODIS Library | Program Formulation(7000s) | Search | |
This document does not bind the public, except as authorized by law or as incorporated into a contract. This document is uncontrolled when printed. Check the NASA Online Directives Information System (NODIS) Library to verify that this is the correct version before use: https://nodis3.gsfc.nasa.gov.