Advanced Curation Activities at NASA: Preparation for Upcoming MissionsThe responsibility for curating NASA's astromaterials collections falls to the NASA Curation Office at Johnson Space Center. Under the governing document, NASA Policy Directive (NPD) 7100.10F and derivative requirements documents, JSC is charged with curation of all extraterrestrial material under NASA control, including future NASA missions to include material returned in Mars Sample Return (MSR) efforts, OSIRIS-REx, NASA's subset of Hayabusa-2 samples, and any other sample return missions. The Directive defines Curation as activities including documentation, preservation, sample preparation, distribution, and tracking of samples for research, education, and public outreach. In this abstract we will describe Curation's research and development efforts to improve the care of existing collections and prepare for future NASA sample return missions. These efforts are collectively referred to as Advanced Curation, a term first coined in 2002.
Document ID
20180002663
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Fries, M. D. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Evans, C. A. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Mccubbin, F. M. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Harrington, A. D. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Regberg, A. B. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Snead, C. J. (Jacobs Technology, Inc. Houston, TX, United States)
Zeigler, R. A. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
May 3, 2018
Publication Date
July 23, 2017
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And ExplorationDocumentation And Information Science
Report/Patent Number
JSC-E-DAA-TN55954
Meeting Information
Meeting: Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society