IOAG

Interagency Operations Advisory Group

Interagency Operations Advisory Group (IOAG) is formed from members of the world’s space agencies to:

1. Understand issues related to interagency interoperability and other space communication matters;
   
2. Identify solutions complying with Interoperability Plenary policies;
   
3. Recommend resolutions to the Interoperability Plenary 
   

IOAG members are NASA, ESA, JAXA, ASI, CNES, CSA, DLR and UKSA. IOAG observers are CNSA, ISRO, KARI, Roscosmos, SANSA and UAE.

In September 2019, Goonhilly hosted the IOAG conference.

The Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems

The Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS) was formed in 1982 by the major space agencies of the world to provide a forum for discussion of common problems in the development and operation of space data systems. It is currently composed of eleven member agencies, twenty-eight observer agencies, and over 140 industrial associates.

The CCSDS works to support collaboration and interoperability between member agencies through the establishment of data and system standards. According to the organisation's website, more than 900 space missions have utilized data and systems standards created by CCSDS. The activities of the CCSDS are organized around six topic areas and composed of many working groups within the overall Collaborative Working Group Environment (CWE).

Our Director, Matt Cosby, represents the UK Space Agency on some of the working groups/committees internal to CCSDS.