National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). This Technical Standard approved by NASA 2011-08-
26. Change 1 Approved: 2011-10-28. 15 р. This standard establishes the safety requirements for NASA payloads launched on unmanned Expendable Launch Vehicles (ELVs).
This document is applicable to unmanned orbital and unmanned deep space payloads that fly onboard ELVs (including aircraft-assisted ELVs such as Pegasus) and are managed by NASA, whether developed by NASA or any contractor or independent agency in a joint venture with NASA.