<span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial">Dear Steve,</span>
<br>
<br><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial">it is very disappointing
that the OMG, after a strenuous discussion of 1.25 hours on my 10 line
email, has decided to move forward without waiting for the analysis in
the Technical Note that was announced and is under finalisation. The motivation
adduced for the decision, i.e. that "the consensus of the Space DTF
and OMG AB that the note below was your position ...", is offensive
and reductionist: I deliberatively did not participate in the WG discussion
to avoid influencing. The outcome of the discussion in the WG, which I
reported in my email, is that 3 space agencies out of 4 that are active
in the WG, i.e. 75%, had identified notable overlaps: it is not my opinion!
</span>
<br>
<br><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial">Thanks for the offer
to provide/clarify the OMG’s P&Ps and processes, but there is no need.
I will consult with the CCSDS Engineering Steering Group and question the
usefulness of a technical liaison between OMG and CCSDS in these conditions</span>
<br>
<br><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial">I will still provide
you with the technical note, once available. Please note that the technical
note is also a collective work supported by the same 3 agencies and it
is not even led by ESA.</span>
<br>
<br><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial">Regards,</span>
<br>
<br><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial">__Mario</span>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br><span style=" font-size:9pt;color:#5f5f5f;font-family:sans-serif">From:
</span><span style=" font-size:9pt;font-family:sans-serif">"Steve
MacLaird" <maclaird@omg.org></span>
<br><span style=" font-size:9pt;color:#5f5f5f;font-family:sans-serif">To:
</span><span style=" font-size:9pt;font-family:sans-serif"><Mario.Merri@esa.int></span>
<br><span style=" font-size:9pt;color:#5f5f5f;font-family:sans-serif">Date:
</span><span style=" font-size:9pt;font-family:sans-serif">22/06/2018
15:35</span>
<br><span style=" font-size:9pt;color:#5f5f5f;font-family:sans-serif">Subject:
</span><span style=" font-size:9pt;font-family:sans-serif">FW:
CCSDS-OMG Liaison: Satellite Command & Control Message Specification
(C2MS)</span>
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<hr noshade>
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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:blue;font-family:Times New Roman">Mario
– </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:blue;font-family:Times New Roman"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:blue;font-family:Times New Roman">
I rec’d a bounce back that you did not receive the below email despite
the same address. </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:blue;font-family:Times New Roman"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:18pt;color:red;font-family:sans-serif"><b>Steve</b></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:#0041c2;font-family:Times New Roman">Steven
A. MacLaird, Col (Ret), USAF</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:#0041c2;font-family:Times New Roman">Senior
Vice President, Gov't & Industry Strategy</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:9pt;color:#0041c2;font-family:Times New Roman">+1
703.231.6335 (USA)</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:blue;font-family:Times New Roman"> </span></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma"><b>From:</b>
Steve MacLaird [</span><a href=mailto:maclaird@omg.org><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma">mailto:maclaird@omg.org</span></a><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma">]
<b><br>
Sent:</b> Friday, June 22, 2018 9:22 AM<b><br>
To:</b> 'Mario.Merri@esa.int '<b><br>
Cc:</b> 'Larry Johnson'; 'Kizzort, Brad'; 'Luis Rodriquez'; 'Dan Smith';
'sam@brightascension.com'; 'cesg@mailman.ccsds.org'; 'Juergen Boldt'<b><br>
Subject:</b> FW: CCSDS-OMG Liaison: Satellite Command & Control Message
Specification (C2MS)</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:blue;font-family:Times New Roman">Mario
– </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:blue;font-family:Times New Roman"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:blue;font-family:Times New Roman">
I wanted to be the first to notify you
of the results of the Object Management Group’s (OMG) Space Domain Task
Force (DTF) and Architecture Board (AB) decisions. Your note created
a great deal of conversation, dialog and debate, since receipt while here
in Boston at OMG’s Quarterly Technical Committee (TC). </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:blue;font-family:Times New Roman"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:blue;font-family:Times New Roman">
Two days ago during the Space DTF, they
spent an hour discussing your email to determine whether or not to forward
onto the AB for vote. The pro’s and con’s were discussed with the
largest concern being if the AB accepted the concerns in your email below
and sided with you, the </span><span style=" font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman">MCMS
</span><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:blue;font-family:Times New Roman">RFC
would be dead and never allowed to become an RFP. Therefore the Space
DTF’s decision to vote to send to the AB would be very risky and all avenues
and scenarios possible were discussed. In the end, the MCMS RFC was
voted to move to the AB. Please note, on Monday June 18<sup>th</sup>, I
sent your email below to the AB for their review per the AB Chairman’s
request even though it was sent to me versus the formal process and being
7 days late to the 4 week rule. This allowed all the AB members to
review all the documentation before meeting yesterday afternoon and discussed
it at the AB Plenary on the 18<sup>th</sup>.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:blue;font-family:Times New Roman"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:blue;font-family:Times New Roman">
Today during the AB, they had a lengthy
and painful discussion that lasted 1.25 hours on MCMS and your email. Per
OMG’s Policies and Procedures (P&P) your email was reviewed, discussed,
debated and alternatives explored. I want to let you know, that in
1.5 hours preceding the MCMS discussion, 4 RFCs and 2 RFPs were reviewed.
A motion was made and seconded, discussion followed, amendment made
on intellectual property, and voted on. Before the vote, a dissenting
opinion was raised and explored/discussed when a AB Member called the question
for vote. Eight (8) votes were for the motion, one (1) against and
1 abstained and the motioned passed to approve the MCMS RFC. </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:blue;font-family:Times New Roman"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:blue;font-family:Times New Roman">
I, the Space DTF, and OMG value your,
ESA’s and CCSDS’s inputs and would like to have a closer collaboration
throughout OMG’s and CCSDS processes. It was the consensus of the
Space DTF and OMG AB that the note below was your position and possibly
that of ESA’s. Your email was the only note of contention received.
If I need to clarify OMG’s P&Ps and processes, I can provide
and or put you in touch with the right contacts to answer your, ESA, CNES
or DLA’s questions. Our next meeting will be in September in Ottawa
Canada. You can find out more at </span><a href=http://www.omg.org/><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:blue;font-family:Times New Roman"><u>www.omg.org</u></span></a><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:blue;font-family:Times New Roman">.
</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:blue;font-family:Times New Roman"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:blue;font-family:Times New Roman">Take
Care - </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:#004080;font-family:Times New Roman"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:18pt;color:red;font-family:sans-serif"><b>Steve</b></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:#0041c2;font-family:Times New Roman">Steven
A. MacLaird, Col (Ret), USAF</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:#0041c2;font-family:Times New Roman">Senior
Vice President, Gov't & Industry Strategy</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:9pt;color:#0041c2;font-family:Times New Roman">+1
703.231.6335 (USA)</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:blue;font-family:Times New Roman"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><img src=cid:_4_0E3A25300E3A22C4002E64F2C12582BA alt=cid:image001.png@01D3CBF6.CB5D0260 style="border:0px solid;"></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:#004080;font-family:Calibri"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma"><b>From:</b>
</span><a href=mailto:Mario.Merri@esa.int><span style=" font-size:10pt;color:blue;font-family:Tahoma"><u>Mario.Merri@esa.int</u></span></a><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma">
[</span><a href=mailto:Mario.Merri@esa.int><span style=" font-size:10pt;color:blue;font-family:Tahoma"><u>mailto:Mario.Merri@esa.int</u></span></a><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma">]
<b><br>
Sent:</b> Thursday, May 24, 2018 4:54 AM<b><br>
To:</b> Steven A. MacLaird<b><br>
Cc:</b> </span><a href=mailto:liaison@omg.org><span style=" font-size:10pt;color:blue;font-family:Tahoma"><u>liaison@omg.org</u></span></a><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma">;
Larry L. Johnson; </span><a href=mailto:space@omg.org><span style=" font-size:10pt;color:blue;font-family:Tahoma"><u>space@omg.org</u></span></a><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma">;
</span><a href=mailto:danford.s.smith@nasa.gov><span style=" font-size:10pt;color:blue;font-family:Tahoma"><u>danford.s.smith@nasa.gov</u></span></a><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma">;
</span><a href=mailto:sam@brightascension.com><span style=" font-size:10pt;color:blue;font-family:Tahoma"><u>sam@brightascension.com</u></span></a><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma">;
</span><a href=mailto:cesg@mailman.ccsds.org><span style=" font-size:10pt;color:blue;font-family:Tahoma"><u>cesg@mailman.ccsds.org</u></span></a><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma"><b><br>
Subject:</b> CCSDS-OMG Liaison: Satellite Command & Control Message
Specification (C2MS)</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial">Dear
Steve,</span><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman">
<br>
</span><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial"><br>
in the context of the CCSDS-OMG liaison I would like to inform you that
during the last CCSDS Technical Meetings in Gaithersburg (09-13 April 2018)
reservations had been raised on the proposed OMG standard (RFC):</span><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman">
<br>
</span><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial"><b><br>
Satellite Command & Control Message Specification (C2MS).</b></span><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman">
<br>
</span><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial"><br>
In particular, three space agencies via their members in the CCSDS Spacecraft
& Control Working Group have identified notable overlaps between the
above perspective document and the on-going work of the working group on
Mission Operations (MO) Services. These Space Agencies (CNES - French Space
Agency, DLR - German Space Agency, and ESA - European Space Agency) are
producing a Technical Note to substantiate the overlap, which will be available
in the second half of June. </span><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman"><br>
</span><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial"><br>
Clearly, in the spirit of the liaison, both CCSDS and OMG should strive
to avoid overlaps and duplications, in favour of reciprocally adopting
relevant standards, as already done for instance by the CCSDS with the
adoption of the OMG XTCE standard.</span><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman">
<br>
</span><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial"><br>
Sincerely,</span><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman">
<br>
</span><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial"><b><br>
Mario Merri</b></span><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman">
</span><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial"><br>
CCSDS liaison to OMG</span><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman">
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