the formal vehicles by which CCSDS Agencies create the standards that specify how 
elements of their space mission support infrastructure shall operate and interoperate with 
others; and Recommended Practices that are more descriptive in nature and are intended to 
provide general guidance about how to approach a particular problem associated with space 
mission support. This Recommended Practice is issued by, and represents the consensus of, 
the CCSDS members.  Endorsement of this Recommended Practice is 