1. National Space Legislation Workshop
The ECSS-System and its capability to support National Space Legislation
Dr.-Ing. Andreas K. Jain
DLR (Köln), QP
National Space Legislation Workshop
29/30 January 2004
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2. Content Review of standardization activities
ECSS Participants
ECSS Objectives
ECSS History and status
ECSS Scope
ECSS Structure
ECSS Process
Interfaces to other Standardization bodies (SDOs) and current cooperation agreements
Documents
Can ECSS support a space activity authorization ?
Requirements
Q40 Overview
Statements
Proposal
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3. Review of standardization activities : ECSS Participants
ECSS is a partnership between the European space sector customers and European industry
Members
ESA representative
National Space Agencies 1 representative each
(CNES, DLR, BNSC, ASI, CSA, NSA, ONSC)
Industry represented by Eurospace 4 representatives total
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4. Review of standardization activities : ECSS Objectives
More cost effective programmes
Promote clear and unambiguous communication in a form suitable for quotation in legally binding documents
Organise and manage the development of a common and coherent single set of standards
Promote the application of standards by encouraging organisations developing space missions to use the ECSS standards
Achieve formal EN and ISO status for selected standards
Ensure that ECSS remains as the space sector standardization body for Europe
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5. Review of standardization activities : ECSS History
1988 EUROSPACE, ESA & CNES
Discussion for standardization of PA-Requirements
1993 Establishment ECSS
Terms of Reference
1995 First ECSS-Standards published
1996 ESA Council resolution
General application of ECSS and termination of use of PSS
2002 ECSS-Re-structuring
for conversion of the systems from an establishment phase to operational
2004 ECSS-Status
75 Standards published (25 DIN EN, 1 ISO DIN EN)
72 Standards in draft
24 Standards in CEN, CENELEC or ISO –Transfer
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6. Review of standardization activities : ECSS Scope
Set of standards for
Project Management requirements
Design, development, manufacturing, verification and operational activities
PA requirements and methods
Technical requirements for parts, assemblies, equipments, sub-systems and systems
Interface requirements
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7. Review of standardization activities : ECSS System
Nicht obligatorisch
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8. Review of standardization activities : ECSS Structure
Level 1 Policy And Objectives
Definition of policy and principles in the specific domain. Global view of the requirements and outline of the interfaces between the elements (and the documents) at Level 2
Level 2 What To Do – Expected Output
Definition of requirements and functions (“what to do” and expected output) for all aspects in the individual domain (Management, Product Assurance and System-Engineering)
Level 3 How To Do (Guideline)
Definition of methods, procedures and tools to achieve the requirements of Level 2 documents (“how to do”).
AND?
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9. Review of standardization activities : ECSS Management Standards
Project management Policy and principles
Basic principles of project management and integration with other programme PA and technical elements in all programme phases from Request for Proposal to end of service.
ECSS-M-10
Project breakdown structures
Defines the principles to be respected for setting up, using and adapting the breakdown structures and implementing them in a project.
ECSS-M-20
Project organization
Rules for industrial programme organization, customer organization, and internal/external interfaces. Model of programme organization according to responsibilities and level of participation.
ECSS-M-30
Project phasing and planning
Defines the principles and requirements to be observed during the management of the project phasing and planning.
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10. Review of standardization activities : ECSS Management Standards (cont
Configuration management
Defines all the rules for a proper configuration management. Identification, control, status accounting and verification for hardware, software and all documentation.
ECSS-M-50
Information/ documentation management
Requirements for information and documentation management systems (correctness, accessibility, availability, reliability, security, coherence, reporting systems…)
ECSS-M-60
Cost and schedule management
Cost and schedule planning/control. Progress reporting. Financial planning/control.
ECSS-M-70
Integrated logistics support
Organization and management of ILS activities within the project life cycle. Relationship of ILS elements with overall programme management. Logistic Support Analysis.
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11. Review of standardization activities : ECSS PA Standards
ECSS-Q-00
Product assurance Policy and principles
Basic PA policy and principles, addressing integration with all other programme management and technical elements.
ECSS-Q-20
Quality assurance
Quality Assurance requirements and Quality Control techniques. Consideration given to reflect the content of ISO For software quality assurance ECSS-Q-80 is applicable.
ECSS-Q-30
Dependability
Defines the dependability requirements for the complete space product including system functions implemented in software and the interaction between hardware and software.
ECSS-Q-40
Safety
Safety programme models and techniques, with interfaces to the quality system. Additional safety reviews and reporting.
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12. Review of standardization activities : ECSS PA Standards (cont.)
ECSS-Q-60
Electrical, electronic and electromechanical (EEE) components
This standard defines the requirements for selection, control and procurement of EEE components for European space projects.
ECSS-Q-70
Materials, mechanical parts and processes
Programme for selection, approval and control of materials, mechanical parts and processes, with interfaces to the quality system.
ECSS-Q-80
Software product assurance
Application of Quality assurance, dependability, safety and maintainability principles, methods and techniques to software with interfaces to the quality system.
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13. Review of standardization activities : ECSS Engineering Standards
Engineering Policy and principles
Basic Policy and overall objectives for all engineering functions in system development, verification and operations.
ECSS-E-10
System engineering
System engineering process. System requirements definition and analysis; verification; environments; human factors and ergonomics.
ECSS-E-20
Electrical and electronics
Electrical power and electromagnetics, including optics.
ECSS-E-30
Mechanical
Thermal control; structures; mechanisms; environmental control and life support; propulsion and pyrotechnics.
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14. Review of standardization activities : ECSS Engineering Standards (cont.)
Software
Software development models and requirements for software management and activities.
ECSS-E-50
Communications
Ground communications; space links (telemetry, telecommand and data) and data interfaces between on–board equipment.
ECSS-E-60
Control engineering
Rendezvous and docking; attitude and orbit control; robotics.
ECSS-E-70
Ground systems and operations
Definition of mission operations requirements; ground system development and validation; preflight operations; mission control; in–orbit operations; mission data description and utilization; post–flight operations.
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15. Review of standardization activities : ECSS 3rd level Standards (selection)
ECSS-M-00-02
Tailoring of space standards
ECSS-M-00-03
Risk management
ECSS-Q-20-09
Non-Conformance Control System
ECSS-E-10-02
Verification
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16. Review of standardization activities : ECSS Organization
Steering Board
Executive
Management Panel
Engineering Panel
Product Assurance
Panel
Secretariat
Working Groups
Support
Nicht obligatorisch
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17. Review of standardization activities : ECSS Process
Standards are developed according to an annual plan by specific working groups under the management of the relevant branch panel
Working groups, composed of subject experts from member organizations, produce draft standards
Draft standards are reviewed
by branch panel for technical content and consistency within the branch
By executive for harmonization between branches
by member organizations on for acceptability and applicability
After disposition and inclusion of comments, the standard is approved for publication by Steering Board
Standards are improved through usage and reviewed at least every 5 years
Verbal etwas ausschmücken
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18. Review of standardization activities : ECSS current interfaces to other Standardization Development Organizations (SDOs) : European sector
National aerospace standardization bodies : e.g. DIN-NL, …
ESCC : adoption of standards of the EEE-parts sector
EDMS : EDMS Space Debris-draft as european position for ISO TC20 SC14 Orbital Debris Coordination Group
AECMA-STAN : agreement of interests with AECMA-STAN standardization activities
CEN : transfer of ECSS-standards for EN publication
ECSS current cooperation agreements
AECMA-CEN-ECSS Standardization protocol, 1997
Close co-operation in order to facilitate acceptance on implementation of standards once approved
Standards transferred from ECSS to EN follow a (shortened) CEN process, but the disposition of comments remains an ECSS responsibility
Reciprocal arrangements for participation on highest level meetings
ISO TC20 SC14 ECSS-resolution 76, 1998
ISO-ECSS Coordination Group established to compare work plans of both organizations and to idenitfy projects of interests for collaboration
European Telecommunication Standards Institute (ETSI) - ECSS cooperation agreement 1999
Free exchange of relevant documents and drafts on request
Incooperation of each others standards in own documents
European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) – ECSS co-operation agreement, 1997
Co-operation in the field of electrotechnical standardization
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19. Review of standardization activities : ECSS current interfaces to other Standardization Development Organizations (SDOs) : International sector
IAQG : Organization of an international Space Forum, under ECSS leadership, for establishing a common international space input to IAQG-standards (e.g. 9100)
NASA : european position for the update of NASA STD 3000 HMI
ISO TC20 SC13/CCSDS Space Date and Information Systems : adoption of communication standards
ISO TC20 SC14 Space Systems and Operations : european position by introducing ECSS-standards as a common european input to ISO
Space data and information transfer systems : CCSDS: INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON TECHNICAL INTERCHANGE FOR SPACE MISSION OPERATIONS AND GROUND DATA SYSTEMS
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20. Review of standardization activities : ECSS Documents
Internet
English, French (partly) and German (partly) documents are available free of charge
Printed Documents in German
DLR Dep. QP-NB, D Köln, Linder Höhe
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21. Can ECSS support a space activity authorization? : Requirements
Technical related requirements
Safety
Environment
ECSS related standards
ECSS-Q40B Safety last issue 5/2002, updating
ECSS-E-? Space Debris drafting  ISO TC20SC14 Input
ECSS-Q Planetary Protection drafting
Environment (e.g. Nuclear power sources) not planned yet
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22. Can ECSS support a space activity authorization? : Overview
Safety:
- Organization
- Access and authority
- Risk management
- Certification
- Training
- Documentation
- Engineering
- Analysis
- Verification
- Operation
E10
Q20
QA-process
Safe
Design
Q40
Selection
Materials, Mech.
Dependability
data
Selection
EEE-parts
Q70
Q30
Q60
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23. Can ECSS support a space activity authorization? : Statements
ECSS – Standards
are project/product related standards
Tailoring possible
Set of tools and methods can be proposed for alternative use
contain requirements for proper and safe function of a space system
contain a lot of requirements which can be used by an authority for authorization of space objects
Some aspects, like use of nuclear power sources, are not addressed yet
ECSS is not able (in the moment) to cover all requirements which may be necessary for an authorization (see Space Debris, Planetary protection…)
not product related standards (aviation, certification)
ECSS may be able to offer a set of requirements, as a basis, related to an authorization of space objects, but in the moment cannot cover all areas which may be necessary
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24. Can ECSS support a space activity authorization? : Proposal
Set Up of a ECSS Working Group for
Assessing the available ECSS requirements which are applicable to authorization of space activities
Identifying and proposing additional requirements needed for authorization purposes
Technical criteria for space activity authorization needed
Estimated timeline up to 1 year
Financing open
not product related standards (aviation, certification)
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