posted 01-28-2015 12:53 AM               

The National Surveillance Organisation (NSO) is a delegated institution by the European Space Agency ESA. This Organization executes the quality surveillance operations in the frame of the Ariane 5 and VEGA/Verta program and can be seen as a interface between industry and space agency. Each country which contributes to these programs do have their own NSO representants who are providing the surveillance operations within the production and testing of equipments and components for the a.m. products as well as consultancy in all quality and product assurance toppics.

Within these tasks the German NSO is also mainly involved in the surveillance operations of the Ariane 5 Upper Stage integration and testing, as well as in the manufactirung of the boosters, main engine, orbital maneuvering systems of the VEGA launcher and many many other components to secure a top quality.

Due to the new orientation of the European Space Program with the upcoming Ariane 6, a new dedicated own insignia is in need.

The current version was just adapted from the already existing Ariane 5 PA insignia. Its very simple but nevertheless a very clear design.

So the new insignia should also be also very clear... It should include the Ariane 5, Ariane 6 and the VEGA launcher. (A6 in the middle.) For a slight orientation it should be something like this:

...but you can blow us away with your ideas.

I would ask you guys for your help. Do you have any ideas or design recommendations? Or would you like to design a insignia for us?

Please note that this is a non profit(!) ask for help, anyway your idea or design might become our new "flagship" and you would be than somehow a part of this! Thanks in advance.

posted 01-28-2015 04:41 PM            

Each souvereign country has its own NSO, which may be executed by a national institution. In Germany this is for example the IABG, a national test laboratory establishment.

The NSO is also used to protect intellectual property. If an industry in one country has a technical problem but does not want to disclose all details (e.g. of a sophisticated manufacturing process) to its project customer, which is another industry in another country, then the details are checked by the local NSO, actions may be agreed to improve the situation, and the NSO reports to the foreign customer only in general terms without disclosing the industrial secrets.

posted 01-28-2015 11:51 PM               

The text required is "National Surveillance Organisation", due to the fact that it should be a insignia for the German department, Germany should also somehow be included.

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Originally posted by JBoe:
Taking into account that the NSO is a multi-country organization/agreement the inclusion of flags of each country could be something to think about.

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Originally posted by Dietrich:
You need to understand that NSO in Europe is rather a term for a certain function than a institution. The function is to perform oversight over technical activities performed by the industry to assure the quality...

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posted 02-03-2015 01:54 AM               

For those who already have presented their ideas please, be patient as long as the NSO team will decide about the most suitable insignia. Anyway the "challenge" is still open and we're still curious to see your ideas.

posted 02-11-2015 11:53 PM               

For sure we could think about offering this patch for the public.

posted 02-26-2015 01:15 AM               

Now we thought what about such an insignia: