æz ðə pˈɜːmənənt ˈɑːɹkaɪv, ˌɛnˌɛsˈɛsdˌiːsˌiːˈeɪ tˈiːmz wɪð nˈæsɐ dˈɪsɪplˌɪnspəsˈɪfɪk spˈeɪs sˈaɪəns "ˈæktɪv ˈɑːɹkaɪvz" wˌɪtʃ pɹəvˈaɪd ˈæksɛs tə dˈeɪɾə tə ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃɚz ænd, ɪn sˌʌm kˈeɪsᵻz, tə ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl pˈʌblɪk.
As the permanent archive, NSSDCA teams with NASA's discipline-specific space science "active archives" which provide access to data to researchers and, in some cases, to the general public.