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style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#663300'>Below please find
access to the premier edition of <i><span style='font-style:italic'>The <em><i><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>CCSDS Link</span></font></i></em></span></i>,
the official newsletter of the Consultative Committee for Space Data
Systems. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#663300;font-style:italic'>The
CCSDS Link </span></font></i><font size=1 color="#663300" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#663300'>is a periodic
"snapshot" of CCSDS activity produced especially for CCSDS
participants and those interested in CCSDS standards
development. Future editions of <i><span style='font-style:italic'>The
Link</span></i> will provide general document updates, highlight the ongoing
efforts of our working groups, make relevant announcements, and discuss general
topics of interest to the CCSDS community. </span></font><font
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#663300;
font-weight:bold'>Online interactive version:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#663300'>Please feel free to
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Penelope Walz, at</span></font><font size=1 color=navy face=Arial><span
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style='color:#663300'>ccsds.publicaffairs@gmail.com</span></font></a> .<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Arial;color:#663300'>and interest in CCSDS.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:#663300'>Penelope W. Walz</span></font><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color="#663300" face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:#663300'>The Consultative
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color="#663300"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#663300'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:#663300'>CCSDS Secretariat
– Public Affairs<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:#663300'>Greenbelt</U1:CITY></span></font></st1:City></st1:place><font
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<U1:COUNTRY-REGION u2:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</U1:COUNTRY-REGION></st1:country-region><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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