ASK OCE — June 21, 2007 — Vol. 2, Issue 4 As technology has progressed and system complexity has increased exponentially in recent decades, the need for technical standards relevant to spaceflight developments has also increased.
ASK OCE — June 21, 2007 — Vol. 2, Issue 4 When the question arises as to whether a system of international standards is important, the United States Standards Strategy (USSS) has a clear answer: voluntary consensus standards are nothing less than the cornerstone of the 21st century global economy.
ASK OCE — June 21, 2007 — Vol. 2, Issue 4 The need for unified technical and manufacturing standards goes far beyond economic efficiency, ease of use, and interoperability.
ASK OCE — June 21, 2007 — Vol. 2, Issue 4 A satellite that can repair itself in low-Earth orbit. Intelligent machines and systems that can “mind meld” with one another.
ASK OCE — June 21, 2007 — Vol. 2, Issue 4 The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) is nearing the completion of the Naro Space Center.
ASK OCE — June 21, 2007 — Vol. 2, Issue 4 The movement to unify and strengthen U.S. standards is hardly new a voluntary standards system has been in existence for nearly ninety years.
ASK OCE — June 21, 2007 — Vol. 2, Issue 4 On June 28, 1978, Seasat-A was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base aboard an Atlas-Agena launch vehicle.
ASK OCE — June 21, 2007 — Vol. 2, Issue 4 By Chris Scolese In this issue we examine the role of standards at NASA, the Department of Defense, and more generally throughout engineering and technical professions.
