Kepler and K2 Project Collection, 2002-2020

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Summary

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:

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:

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:

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

Access and use

Location of this collection:
NASA Ames Research Center Archives
Mail Stop 207-1 (Bldg. N207, Rm. 112C)
Moffett Field, CA 94035-0001, US
Contact:
(650) 604-1032
ARC-DL-archives@mail.nasa.gov
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