Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
Jan 2002
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2002iaf..confe.326w&link_type=abstract
IAF abstracts, 34th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, The Second World Space Congress, held 10-19 October, 2002 in Houston, TX, USA.,
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
Scientific paper
The term "Meets or Exceeds" is synonymous with an understanding of equivalency. During the period 1990-1993, "meets or exceeds" agreements were negotiated and baselined in the Space Station Freedom Program. Today, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), the European Space Agency (ESA), the Italian Space Agency (ASI), the National Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Russian Space Agency (RAKA) are successfully building the most complex vehicle of the 21st century in space. In order to integrate these initial efforts successfully, the Space Station Freedom Program technical communities developed an understanding, and subsequently, performed "meets or exceeds" analyses of each countries standard practice. The first Space Station Freedom Program "meets or exceeds" documents were approved after months of negotiations between NASA, CSA, ESA, and NASDA engineering, materials science, product assurance and other science areas. For the personnel responsible, these negotiations led to reinforced teams set up for the routine maintenance of "meets or exceeds" negotiations. Eventually, the International Space Station (ISS) inherited these agreements. From 1993 - 1995, equivalency negotiations were commenced with RAKA. This paper will discuss the "meets-or-exceeds" agreements in place, the organizations, the lessons learned, the formats, the methodology, and the transition from the Space Station Freedom Program to the International Space Station. Additionally, this paper will discuss where these negotiations served well, where they were unnecessary, and how these agreements were upgraded. The paper concludes with observations and recommendations for future "meets or exceeds," how these standards and guidelines can be improved as they may apply to future Space Stations.
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