The first of 10 sections in this report focuses on factors that will affect the evolution of Space Station Project (SSP) documentation systems. The goal of this project is to prepare the space station technical and managerial structure for likely changes in the creation, capture, transfer, and utilization of knowledge about the space station which might be useful to personnel involved in any aspect of SSP. Probable shifts in information system attributes are delineated, such as hardware capabilities, database techniques, knowledge representation formats, and user interface functionalities that are likely to occur over the total period of space station development. The next section describes the major types of SSP information stations that will be developed over the next several decades. The following six sections analyze leading edge developments external to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) that are apt to influence the development of these information systems, with particular emphasis on their documentation capabilities. Two final sections summarize the implications for NASA of these external developments. The functional requirements for the Technical and Management Information System and the Software Support Environment are appended. (182 references) (CGD)