Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Kepler and K2 Project Collection
- Dates:
- 2002-2020
- Creators:
- Ames Research Center
- Abstract:
- This collection comprises a project archive for the Kepler and K2 missions to find Earth-sized exoplanets orbiting stars in a region of the Milky Way galaxy outside of our solar system.
- Extent:
- Volume: 2,372 digital objects (6.72 Gigabytes). The bulk of the files are PDF.
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and content:
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This project archive for the Kepler and K2 missions documents work conducted after acceptance of the final Kepler proposal through the close of the K2 mission. Types of documentation include senior review panel packages; science presentations, briefings, and reports; annual spacecraft performance reviews; Year-in-Review reports; and major flight and development milestone review packages. The collection is partially processed.
- Acquisition information:
- Transferred by Maura Fujieh on August 4, 2022 (Acc. 2022-017).
- Arrangement:
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This collection is arranged into project management categories according to the creator's original order.
The papers are arranged into six series:
- Series I: Program Management: Senior Review Packages
- Series II: Science Presentations, Briefings and Reports
- Series III: Advanced Studies
- Series IV: Operations: Annual Review of Spacecraft Performance
- Series V: Mission Reports
- Series VI: Major Milestone Reviews
- Accruals:
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Additional accessions of documentation and other materials from the project will be added to this collection.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Astronomical Photometry
Kepler
K2
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid encoded by April Gage. Date of source: June 2025.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Restricted Partly; This collection contains information that has Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and Export Control restrictions.
Distribution Limits: Partly Public; NASA employees contact archivist regarding restricted materials.
- Terms of access:
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This collection may contain copyrighted material. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of copyright. Securing permission to publish or use materials is the sole responsibility of the researcher.
- Location of this collection:
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NASA Ames Research Center ArchivesMail Stop 207-1 (Bldg. N207, Rm. 112C)Moffett Field, CA 94035-0001, US
- Contact:
- (650) 604-1032