4-2-2-9 INTERIM AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND RUSSIA FOR THE CONDUCT OF ACTIVITIES LEADING TO RUSSIAN PARTNERSHIP IN THE DETAILED DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, OPERATION AND UTILIZATION OF THE PERMANENTLY MANNED CIVIL SPACE STATION (Singes at Washington June 23, 1994. Entered into force June 30, 1995)

Article 3 - Management

3.1

RSA is responsible for management of its activities in accordance with this Agreement, and NASA is responsible for management of its activities in accordance with this Agreement, the IGA and the memoranda of understanding between NASA and the Cooperating Agencies of the Space Station Partners, and implementing arrangements under the IGA and the memoranda of understanding. Program management activities during the initial cooperation under this Agreement will be consistent with the Addendum.

3.2

The NASA Space Station Program Director at NASA Headquarters and the RSA Deputy General Director in Moscow will be responsible for their respective activities.

3.3

The NASA Space Station Program Manager at the Johnson Space Center and the RSA Deputy Division Chief in Moscow will implement their respective activities under the direction of their respective Agencies.

3.4

For initial cooperation under this Agreement, in accordance with Article 1, this Article establishes the management mechanisms to coordinate the respective design and development activities of NASA and RSA, to establish applicable requirements, to assure appropriate technical, operational, utilization, safety, and other activities, to establish interfaces between the Space Station elements, to review decisions, to establish schedules, to review the status of the activities, to report progress and to resolve issues and disputes as they may arise.

3.5

The NASA-RSA Program Coordination Committee (PCC), co-chaired by the NASA Space Station Program Director and the RSA Deputy General Director, will meet periodically or at the request of either Party to review the Parties' respective activities. The Co-Chairman will together take those decisions necessary to assure implementation of the cooperative activities related to Space Station flight elements and to Space Station-unique ground elements provided by the Parties. In taking decisions regarding design and development, the NASA-RSA PCC will consider operation and utilization impacts, and will also consider design and development recommendations from the Multilateral Coordination Board (MCB) described below. However, decisions regarding operation and utilization activities will be taken by the MCB. The NASA-RSA PCC Co-Chairman will decide on the location and timing of the meetings. If the Co-Chairman agree that a specific issue or decision requires consideration by a Cooperating Agency of the Space Station Partners at the PCC level, the NASA-RSA PCC may meet jointly with the NASA-ESA PCC, the NASA-GOJ PCC, and/or the NASA-CSA PCC.

3.6

Space Station requirements, configuration, housekeeping resource allocations for design purposes, and element interfaces; Space Station activities through the completion of assembly and initial operational verification and other Space Station configuration control activities will be controlled by the Space Station Control Board (SSCB) chaired by NASA.
RSA will participate on an equal basis with members of the SSCB and on such subordinate boards thereof as may be agreed, attending and participating when these boards consider items which affect the RSA-provided elements, interfaces between the NASA-provided and the RSA-provided elements, and interfaces between the RSA-provided elements and elements provided by the Cooperating Agencies of Space Station Partners. Decisions by the SSCB Chairman may be appealed to the NASA-RSA PCC, although it is the duty of the SSCB Chairman to make every effort to reach consensus with RSA rather than have RSA refer issues to the NASA-RSA PCC. Such appeals will be made and processed expeditiously. Pending resolution of appeals, RSA need not proceed with the implementation of a SSCB decision as far as its provided elements are concerned; NASA may, however, proceed with a SSCB decision as far as its provided elements are concerned. NASA will participate on RSA Space Station control boards, and on such subordinate boards thereof as may be agreed, attending as appropriate.

3.7

The Space Station System Specification and any modifications thereto, signed by the NASA Space Station Program Manager, the RSA Deputy General Director, and their counterparts in the Cooperating Agencies of the Space Station Partners, and approved by the SSCB, contain the requirements related to elements provided by the Parties, and the Cooperating Agencies of the Space Station Partners.

3.8

The Parties will work through the above management mechanisms to seek agreement on a case-by-case basis with the intention to use interchangeable hardware and software to the maximum extent possible in order to promote efficient and effective Space Station operations, including reducing the burden on the Space Station logistics system.

3.9

The NASA Space Station Program Office and the RSA Division for Manned Space Flight are responsible for NASA-RSA technical liaison activities. In order to facilitate the working relationships between the NASA Program Office in Houston and RSA, RSA will provide, and NASA will accommodate, the RSA liaison to the NASA Space Station Program Office. Similarly, NASA will provide and RSA will provide support for accommodation of the NASA liaison to the RSA in Moscow. RSA may also provide additional representative(s) to NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC, to further facilitate the program working relationships. Arrangements specifying conditions relating to the liaison relationships will be agreed to by the Co-Chairman of the NASA-RSA PCC.

3.10

RSA will participate in selected NASA reviews on Space Station requirements, architecture and interfaces. Similarly, NASA will participate in selected RSA reviews; the Cooperating Agencies of the Space Station Partners will participate as appropriate.

3.11

Each Party has responsibilities regarding the management of its respective operations and utilization activities and the overall Space Station operations and utilization activities, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Activities under this agreement will comprise long-range planning and top-level direction and coordination which will be performed by the strategic-level organizations, and which will be consistent with the Addendum. Operations plans will be developed by the Parties. These plans will include any necessary contingency plans for the safe and efficient operation of the Space Station while on-orbit. They will also outline the division of responsibilities of the Parties, taking into account RSA's particular operations capabilities during Phase 2, in the framework of a unified command and control center concept as outlined in the Addendum.

3.12

The Multilateral Coordination Board (MCB), an established Space Station management body, meets periodically or promptly at the request of the Parties or a Cooperating Agency of the Space Station Partners with the task to ensure coordination of activities related to the operation and utilization of the Space Station. The Parties to this Agreement and the Cooperating Agencies of the Space Station Partners will plan and coordinate activities affecting the safe, efficient and effective operation and utilization of the Space Station through the MCB, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement. The MCB will comprise the NASA Space Station Program Director; the RSA Deputy General Director; the STA Director-General of the Research and Development Bureau; the ESA Columbus Programme Department Head; and the CSA Vice President for Human Spaceflight. The NASA Space Station Program Director will chair the MCB. The Parties agree that all MCB decisions should be made by consensus. However, where consensus cannot be achieved on any specific issue within the purview of the MCB within the time required, the issue will be resolved on the basis of the principles which govern the MCB.

3.13

The MCB has established Panels responsible for the long-range strategic coordination of the operation and utilization of the Space Station, called the System Operations Panel (SOP) and the User Operations Panel (UOP) respectively. The MCB approves, on an annual basis, a Connoneated Operations and Utilization Plan (COUP) for the Space Station based on the annual Composite Operations Plan and the annual Composite Utilization Plan developed by the Panels. In doing so, the MCB will be responsible for resolving any conflicts between the Composite Operations Plan and the Composite Utilization Plan which cannot be resolved by the Panels. The COUP will be prepared by the User Operations Panel and agreed to by the System Operations Panel. The COUP will be implemented by the appropriate tactical and execution-level organizations. Any portions of a COUP which cover activities prior to Assembly Complete plus one year of initial operational verification will be subject to adjustments by the SSCB that are required to assemble, verify, operate and maintain the Space Station.

3.14

The Parties will use their best efforts, in consultation with the Cooperating Agencies of the Space Station Partners, to incorporate any necessary changes in management operation within the framework of the management structure to reflect the expanded number of partners in the Space Station program.