NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) recently released SMD Policy(SPD)-41: The Science Information Policy. SPD-41 is a consolidation of existing policies and laws applicable to the openness and accessibility of data, software, papers, and ancillary information resulting from SMD-funded efforts. SPD-41 is the first SMD-wide policy on data, software, and information. learn more
The information produced as part of NASA’s scientific research activities represents a significant public investment. NASA holds this information as a public trust to increase knowledge and serve the public good. This information includes publications, data, and software created in the pursuit of scientific knowledge. It is SMD policy, consistent with NASA and Federal policy, that information produced from SMD-funded scientific research activities be made publicly available. learn more
NASA’s Open-Source Science for Data Processing and Archives Workshop was held virtually on October 14, 2021. This workshop was a follow up to our previous 2018 archives meeting, originally hosted at Glenn Research Center. learn more
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