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Implementing a Data Handling Policy for Space Science Flight Investigations

MASAD-81-34 Published: May 29, 1981. Publicly Released: May 29, 1981.
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As a followup to an earlier report, GAO has completed a survey of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) handling of scientific data. The purpose of the survey was to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of the new policy on handling data obtained from space science projects. NASA management instruction (NMI) and handbooks related to the acquisition and management of space science data were reviewed, and the implementation of the new policy was tested on four projects.

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) should instruct all the Office of Space Science program scientists that they must strictly adhere to the principles and responsibilities that are set forth in NASA Management Instruction 8030.3A to assure more effective handling of data acquired from the space science projects.
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