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Small Spacecraft Technology Program Guidebook for Technology Development Projects
What is the Guidebook?
The Guidebook for Technology Development Projects provides recommended practices for the research and technology (R&T) development projects sponsored by NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate’s Small Spacecraft Technology (SST) Program. It offers guidance for efficiency, best practices, and improved success based on program experience and policies, and aims to advise potential projects at NASA centers as well as external partners and grantees. Many of the recommended practices derive from lessons learned by small spacecraft developers over the course of many R&T projects. The Guidebook aims to improve likelihood of project success within the greater risk tolerance and tighter budgetary and schedule constraints typical of R&T projects. Most recommended practices in this Guidebook are relevant to both lab and spaceflight demonstrations.
Who is the Guidebook for?
The intent of the Guidebook is to capture successful experiences to make them available for the benefit of others. Though based on experience and policies at NASA, much of the recommended practices are general and could be useful for technology development projects conducted by organizations in academia or the private sector.
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Small Spacecraft Technology Program Guidebook for Technology Development Projects.pdf
