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... • The EDMP should contain a current bibliography of all relevant reports in the public domain and of journal articles on related ground-based research authored by the PI prior to flight, and it eventually should be amended to include those published subsequent to flight. • Completed EDMPs vary somewhat in form and content depending on the NASA center overseeing the preparation of the EDMP.
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From page 9...
... MSAD will need to monitor closely the implementation and performance of the archiving program in its early operational period in order to ascertain actual user needs and make any necessary adjustments. After a suitable period, perhaps 5 years, MSAD should formally reassess its microgravity archiving activities to evaluate their appropriateness and success.
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From page 10...
... The EDMP form is formatted simply to allow easy access from the Internet. Experiment Data Management Plan Prepared By: Approved By: _________________________________ ______________________________ Date Date Project Scientist Chief, MSAD Science Branch NASA Headquarters Concurrence:
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From page 11...
... The amended EDMP is then incorporated into the Archive Center's local directory and is also used to develop entries for-flight amended document and may be left blank in the pre-flight version. This document has been prepared in accordance with the OSSA Program Directive on Data Management and the Microgravity Science and Applications Division Management Plan.
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From page 12...
... 2.6 GENERAL EXPERIMENT SUMMARY General overview of the experiment including objectives, data acquisition, special hardware requirements, etc. 2.7.1 SUMMARY OF RESULTS A short summary of experiment results to be included in the amended EDMP; can be taken verbatim from another source, e.g., Executive Summary of the Investigator's Final Report 2.7.2 SUMMARY OF DATA A summary of the actual data that was collected during the experiment.
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From page 13...
... 3.2 ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES Provides a brief description of the types of analyses performed on-orbit, in the operations control center, and post-flight by the PI and team 4.0 ARCHIVING AND ACCESSIBILITY 4.1 DATA ARCHIVE CENTER The pre-flight EDMP should state the MSAD Archive Center assumed to receive the data after flight; if there is more than one expected location for the data, please describe; the amended EDMP will state the location(s) of the data inventory 4.2 INVENTORY OF DATA TO BE ARCHIVED The pre-flight EDMP describes data types and quantities expected to result from the investigation; the amended EDMP provides data types, media, formats, quality, location, special storage requirements, etc.
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From page 14...
... 4.2.4 SAMPLES 4.2.5 OTHER 4.2.6 PUBLICATIONS/REPORTS/ETC. 4.2.7 RELATED GROUND BASED EXPERIMENT DATA 4.2.8 DATA NOT ARCHIVED If a decision is made not to archive specific data, give justification and description of that data 4.3 DATA ACCESSIBILITY AND AVAILABILITY The pre-flight EDMP should describe the delivery schedules for the data to the archives and any expected accessibility restrictions; the amended EDMP should describe any unique accessibility or availability issues 4.4 POLICIES FOR PROPRIETARY DATA State any proprietary policy agreements that will impact the availability of the data to the science community
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