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Study on Standard System for Regional Space Coopearation(2)
Standardization Organization Structure in Proposal

It is proposed to have a structure as in Fig. 1 for RSCO standardization activities.

Standardization Committee (SC) is under the leadership of the council and supported by the Secretariat. It has three technical committees and one working group. Its main responsibilities are: to establish space standard system, develop space standards, promote applications of the standards, perform maintenance of the standards, carry out cooperation and coordination with international space organizations and national space organizations of member countries. Each member countries should have a representative in SC. In SC the principle of "the consensus through consultation" will be followed.

Concept Study

RSCO is not an enterprise, neither a final user. It plays the function like a "hub", as shown in Fig. 2. It initiates some space projects based on requirements of member countries, and then contract them to space enterprises of member countries. In the development of projects, it keeps monitoring to assure their successes.

Considering RSCO function, its space standards should be requirement oriented: how to make requirements, how to perform monitoring, how to as sure quality and reliability, how to make acceptance etc.. It should not make constraints for space enterprises how to implement requirements.

Usually, an enterprise for spacecraft development sets 4 braches in the second level of its space standard system: engineering management, product assurance, engineering, and product. Product system construction has great significance to such an organization, since it's a spacecraft development enterprise so it sets the branch of "product". However, this branch does not suit RSCO case, because RSCO itself will not develop spacecraft. Also, the spacecraft development organization standard system includes lots of standards for processing and manufacturing that are not suitable to RSCO.

Usually, RSCO tasks are divided into 4 categories: space science research, space technology and spacecraft, space technology application, and education and training.

RSCO mission is much similar to ESA mission. In ECSS there is little of standards for processing, however, there are many standards called as handbooks and memorandums.

Considering above mentioned factors, there are two concepts of RSCO space standard system studied.

·To set three branches at the second level of the system: management, product assurance and engineering, as shown in Fig. 3.

·To set four branches at the second level of the system: space science, space technology, space technology application, and education and training, as shown in Fig. 4.

·Comparison of two concepts: The branches of the first concept are divided according to system engineering professions. The advantages are compatible with ECSS and China space system, and standards of the management, product assurance, and engineering are separate so it is easy for management. The disadvantage is that all of realm (space science, space technology, space technology application, education and training) is in one technical committee so there are high requirements on leadership and knowledge of technical committees. The branches of the second concept are divided according to the realm within RSCO. The advantage is that same realm knowledge is in a technical committee, favorable to standard development and management. The disadvantage is that each branch has repetitive standards of management and product assurance. Another problem is not compatible with ECSS and China space standards.

·Final proposal: Mainly considering the compatibility with ECSS and China space system, the first concept is proposed as the framework of RSCO space system. The standard system of various realms may be set as shown in Fig. 5.

The system further breakdown and coding

RSCO Space Standard System (R3S) is the first level, containing some top space standards, Coding:

For the first level of standards: R3S-SS-00,

For the second level of standards:

R3S-M-00 (management),

For the third and fourth levels of management standards: as shown in Fig. 6 and 7.

For the product assurance standards, it breaks down into the third level of stan- dards as shown in Fig. 8.

For the engineering standards, it breaks down into the third level of standards as shown in Fig. 9.

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