National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). This Technical Standard approved by NASA 03.08, 2012. 29 p. The purpose of this Standard is to describe the general corrosion protection requirements applicable to the surface treatment and finishing of space flight hardware. This Standard contains the minimum requirements necessary to qualify materials and processes for corrosion control of space flight hardware. Additional testing may be required to meet the requirements for materials and processes used in space flight hardware systems contained in NASA-STD-6016, Standard Materials and Processes Requirements for Spacecraft.