International Docking System Standard

IDSS Rev D
NDS, NASA's implementation of IDSS

The International Docking System Standard (IDSS) is an international standard for spacecraft docking adapters. It was created by the International Space Station Multilateral Coordination Board, on behalf of the International Space Station partner organizations; NASA, Roscosmos, JAXA, ESA, and the Canadian Space Agency.

The IDSS was originally formulated in 2010.[1] The plan is for all cooperating agencies to make their future docking systems IDSS compatible.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "New international standard for spacecraft docking". European Space Agency. Retrieved 2015-11-21.