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NASA Space Standards

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Aug 2, 2023

NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) has developed a wide range of standards to ensure space missions' safety, reliability, and success. These standards cover various aspects of space exploration, spacecraft design, human spaceflight, security, hardware, environmental considerations, etc.

 Given below are the common NASA space standards along with their purposes:-

Standard Name
Purpose
NASA-EEE-INST-001
Guidelines for Choosing Capacitors, Crystal Oscillators, Diodes and Transistors, Fiber Optics, Filters, Fuses, Microcircuits, Magnetics, Relays, Resistors, Thermistors, Wire and Cable.
NASA-EEE-INST-002
Guidelines for Selecting Space Connectors.
NASA-STD-5019
Guidelines for Designing and operating Human Spaceflight Systems.
NASA-STD-4005
Guidelines for design and verification of Electronic Hardware used in Spaceflight applications.
NASA-STD-3001

Spaceflight Human System Standard: Guidelines for designing Human Systems and ensuring crew health, safety, and performance in spacecraft and space missions.

NASA-STD-6001
Flammability, Off-Gassing, and Compatibility Requirements and Test Procedures
NASA-STD-8719.24
Payload Safety Requirements for Payloads Using Nanosatellites or Deployers: Guidelines for payloads that involve Nanosatellites or deployers.
NASA-STD-6016

Materials Selection for Space Systems: Guidelines in selecting appropriate materials for space systems to meet the specific requirements of space missions.

NASA-STD-8719.17

Pressure Vessels and Pressurized Systems: This standard covers the design, construction, and testing of pressure vessels and pressurized systems used in space missions.

NASA-STD-5001

Structural Design and Test Factors of Safety for Spaceflight Hardware: This standard defines factors of safety and design requirements for spaceflight hardware structures.

NASA-STD-4009

NASA Space Telecommunications Radio System (STRS) Architecture Standard: This standard defines the architecture and interfaces for space telecommunications radio systems.

NASA-STD-1006A
Space System Protection Standard
RPTSTD-8070-0001
Surface Cleanliness Standard of Fluid Systems for Rocket Engine Test Facilities of the NASA Rocket Propulsion Test Program
NASA-STD-5017Design and Development Requirements for Space Mechanisms
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