scope:

Purpose

The purpose of this NASA Technical Standard is to establish Agency-level protection requirements to ensure NASA missions are resilient to purposeful threats.

Applicability

This NASA Technical Standard is applicable to all NASA programs and projects.

This NASA Technical Standard is approved for use by NASA Headquarters and NASA Centers and Facilities, and applicable technical requirements may be cited in contract, program, and other Agency documents. It may also apply to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (a Federally Funded Research and Development Center [FFRDC]), other contractors, recipients of grants and cooperative agreements, and parties to other agreements only to the extent specified or referenced in applicable contracts, grants, or agreements.

Verifiable requirement statements are designated by the acronym "SSPR" (Space System Protection Requirement), numbered, and indicated by the word "shall"; this NASA Technical Standard contains six (6) requirements. To facilitate requirements selection by NASA programs and projects, a Requirements Compliance Matrix is provided in Appendix A. Programs and projects should document adoption of the requirements in their Project Protection Plan. Explanatory or guidance text is indicated in italics beginning in section 4.

Tailoring

Document tailoring of the requirements in this NASA Technical Standard for application to a specific program or project as part of program or project requirements in the Project Plan and obtain formal approval by the delegated Technical Authority or requirement owner in accordance with NPR 7120.5, NASA Space Flight Program and Project Management Requirements.