scope:

Purpose

The purpose of this standard is to establish the minimum requirements set for payloads whose mission success is the responsibility of an external partner, that are hosted on GSFC spacecraft.

Applicability

This standard is applicable to all payloads paid for and provided by external partners to be hosted on GSFC spacecraft.

This standard may be cited in contract, program, and other Agency documents as a technical requirement. Mandatory requirements are indicated by the word "shall." Tailoring of this standard for application to a specific program or project shall be approved by the Technical Authority for that program or project.