§ 1214.910 - What are the standard services NASA provides for my payload?

The following are standard services provided for SSCP's:

(a) Flight in a NASA flight-qualified standard container.

(b) Use of a NASA shipping container.

(c) One “on” and one “off” signal provided on each of three NASA-provided inputs to the container.

(d) Choice of one standard NASA container atmosphere (vacuum, breathing air, inert gas, inert gas vented in space).

(e) Limited consultation on space systems provided by NASA at designated NASA centers.

(f) Standard NASA payload safety reviews at a designated NASA center. (Safety shall not be compromised. Unusually complex safety reviews or testing/analysis requires additional funding as an optional service.)

(g) Pre-integration storage of the payload at Kennedy Space Center (KSC).

(h) Limited access to the payload prior to integration.

(i) Installation of the payload in the container and removal of the payload from the container after flight.

(j) Installation of the container in the Shuttle and removal of the container from the Shuttle after flight.

(k) KSC launch.

(l) On-orbit payload operational time consistent with the primary Space Shuttle mission.

(m) Brief post-flight documentation of the Space Shuttle mission profile and payload operational times.

(n) Return of payload to the participant at the launch site.