Since its founding, NASA has been dedicated to the advancement of aeronautics and space
The NASA STI Program Office . . . in Profile
Since its founding, NASA has been dedicatedto the advancement of aeronautics and spacescience. The NASA Scientific and TechnicalInformation (STI) Program Office plays a keypart in helping NASA maintain thisimportant role.
The NASA STI Program Office is operated byLangley Research Center, the lead center forNASA’s scientific and technical information.The NASA STI Program Office providesaccess to the NASA STI Database, the
largest collection of aeronautical and spacescience STI in the world. The Program Officeis also NASA’s institutional mechanism fordisseminating the results of its research anddevelopment activities. These results arepublished by NASA in the NASA STI ReportSeries, which includes the following reporttypes:
TECHNICAL PUBLICATION. Reports ofcompleted research or a major significantphase of research that present the resultsof NASA programs and include extensivedata or theoretical analysis. Includescompilations of significant scientific andtechnical data and information deemedto be of continuing reference value. NASAcounterpart of peer-reviewed formalprofessional papers, but having lessstringent limitations on manuscriptlength and extent of graphicpresentations. TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM.
Scientific and technical findings that arepreliminary or of specialized interest,e.g., quick release reports, workingpapers, and bibliographies that containminimal annotation. Does not containextensive analysis. CONTRACTOR REPORT. Scientific andtechnical findings by NASA-sponsoredcontractors and grantees.
CONFERENCE PUBLICATION.Collected papers from scientific andtechnical conferences, symposia,
seminars, or other meetings sponsored orco-sponsored by NASA. SPECIAL PUBLICATION. Scientific,technical, or historical information fromNASA programs, projects, and missions,often concerned with subjects havingsubstantial public interest. TECHNICAL TRANSLATION. English-language translations of foreign scientificand technical material pertinent toNASA’s mission.Specialized services that complement the
STI Program Office’s diverse offerings includecreating custom thesauri, building customizeddatabases, organizing and publishing
research results . . . even providing videos.For more information about the NASA STIProgram Office, see the following: Access the NASA STI Program HomePage athttp://www.sti.nasa.gov Email your question via the Internet tohelp@sti.nasa.gov Fax your question to the NASA STIHelp Desk at (301) 621-0134 Telephone the NASA STI Help Desk at(301) 621-0390 Write to:
NASA STI Help Desk
NASA Center for AeroSpace Information7121 Standard Drive
Hanover, MD 21076-1320