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<font color="#0000FF">At 07:40 AM 2/9/2007, Fred Slane wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">If we need new contacts in some
countries (perhaps China or India) we need to specifically identify those
needs and find out who can work the link.</font></blockquote><br>
Fred: I haven't yet heard of anyone who has stated an interest in Lunar
missions who isn't already represented in CCSDS in some way, so that's
not an issue.<br><br>
CCSDS, however, is a standards organization - not a mission coordination
organization. Groups such as the IOAG
<a href="http://www.ioag.org/tor.html" eudora="autourl">
http://www.ioag.org/tor.html</a> have been established to provide the
forum for missions and mission support organizations to develop their
future plans for interoperability, and the IOAG is currently attempting
to expand its membership to include all potential partners in future
"exploration" initiatives. <br><br>
In an ideal world, the IOAG establishes its requirements for
international interoperability and CCSDS supplies the necessary
international standards. In the real world, CCSDS and IOAG work in a
spiral mode.<br><br>
The next IOAG meeting is in June, and we can expect spirited discussion
about future interoperability in the months leading up to that event. The
Cislunar Green Book will be a catalyst for many of those
discussions.<br><br>
///adrian<br>
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