scope:

APPLICABILITY

a. This policy applies to all markings on NASA-funded space vehicles, equipment, and hardware, as well as vehicles, equipment, and hardware associated with space transportation or demonstration services, including rockets, orbital and robotic spacecraft, component systems, payloads, landers, rovers, lunar surface infrastructure, and gantries. These items may carry one or a variety of markings, or remain unmarked, depending on the discretion of the mission directorate or program funding the launches or missions, subject to the requirements of this policy. Markings and marking materials conform with the guidelines and requirements contained in the documents listed in paragraph 4.

b. This policy is also applicable to missions in which NASA participates or contributes, but is not the leading partner or launch provider, such as missions lead by an International Partner or other U.S. agency, in which NASA may provide the launch service, a payload, instrument, or other significant contribution. For markings that comply with graphics standards on spacecraft displaying NASA identifiers only, Office of Communications' (OCOMM) approval is not needed. Instead, the responsible Mission Directorate will submit a courtesy copy of the design configurations to OCOMM, in accordance with the NASA Graphics Standards Manual.

c. This directive is applicable to NASA Headquarters and NASA Centers, including Component Facilities and Technical and Service Support Centers.

d. This language applies to Jet PropulsIon Laboratory, a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC), other contractors, grant recipients, or parties to agreements only to the extent specified or referenced in the appropriate contracts, grants, or agreements.

e. In this directive, all mandatory actions (i.e., requirements) are denoted by statements containing the term "shall." The terms: "may" or "can" denote discretionary privilege or permission. "Should" denotes a good practice that is recommended-, but not required. "Will" denotes an expected outcome, and "are and is" denote descriptive material.

f. In this directive, all document citations are assumed to be the latest version unless otherwise noted.

g. This policy does not restrict the use of markings necessary for safety (e.g., cautions and warnings).