The ECSS-System and its capability to support National Space Legislation

1. 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 DLR, Institutsbezeichnung:

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 DLR, Institutsbezeichnung:

3. Review of standardization activities : ECSS Participants ECSS is a partnership between the European space sector customers and European industry • Members • ESA 1 representative • National Space Agencies 1 representative each (CNES, DLR, BNSC, ASI, CSA, NSA, ONSC) • Industry represented by Eurospace 4 representatives total DLR, Institutsbezeichnung:

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 DLR, Institutsbezeichnung:

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 75Standards published (25 DIN EN, 1 ISO DIN EN) 72 Standards in draft 24 Standards in CEN, CENELEC or ISO –Transfer DLR, Institutsbezeichnung:

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 DLR, Institutsbezeichnung:

7. Review of standardization activities : ECSS System DLR, Institutsbezeichnung:

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”). DLR, Institutsbezeichnung:

9. Review of standardization activities : ECSS Management Standards DLR, Institutsbezeichnung:

10. Review of standardization activities : ECSS Management Standards (cont.) DLR, Institutsbezeichnung:

11. Review of standardization activities : ECSS PA Standards DLR, Institutsbezeichnung:

12. Review of standardization activities : ECSS PA Standards (cont.) DLR, Institutsbezeichnung:

13. Review of standardization activities : ECSS Engineering Standards DLR, Institutsbezeichnung:

14. Review of standardization activities : ECSS Engineering Standards (cont.) DLR, Institutsbezeichnung:

15. Review of standardization activities : ECSS 3rd level Standards (selection) DLR, Institutsbezeichnung:

16. Steering Board Secretariat Support Executive Management Panel Engineering Panel Product Assurance Panel Working Groups Working Groups Working Groups Review of standardization activities : ECSS Organization DLR, Institutsbezeichnung:

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 DLR, Institutsbezeichnung:

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 DLR, Institutsbezeichnung:

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 DLR, Institutsbezeichnung:

20. Review of standardization activities : ECSS Documents • Internet • English, French (partly) and German (partly) documents are available free of charge http://www.ecss.nl/ http://www.cnes.fr/ http://www.dlr.de/QP • Printed Documents in German DLR Dep. QP-NB, D-51147 Köln, Linder Höhe DLR, Institutsbezeichnung:

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-40-01 Planetary Protection drafting • Environment (e.g. Nuclear power sources) not planned yet DLR, Institutsbezeichnung:

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 DLR, Institutsbezeichnung:

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…) DLR, Institutsbezeichnung:

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 DLR, Institutsbezeichnung: