EN 16602-20-07:2016
(Main)Space product assurance - Quality and safety assurance for space test centres
Space product assurance - Quality and safety assurance for space test centres
This standard specifies quality assurance and safety assurance requirements for space test centres, applicable to the test process, test personnel (both, of the customer and the space test centre), test facilities, test environment and any operations related to the test specimen under responsibility of the space test centre as requested by the customer.
This standard may be tailored for the specific characteristic and constraints of a space project in conformance with ECSS-S-ST-00.
Raumfahrtproduktsicherung - Sicherstellung von Qualität und Sicherheit in Raumfahrttestzentren
Assurance produit des projets spatiaux - Assurance de la qualité et de la sécurité pour les centres de test
Zagotavljanje varnih proizvodov v vesoljski tehniki - Zagotavljanje kakovosti in varnosti vesoljskih preskusnih centrov
Ta standard določa zahteve glede zagotavljanja kakovosti in varnosti vesoljskih preskusnih centrov, ki se uporabljajo za preskusni postopek, osebje za opravljanje preskusov (tako naročnikovo osebje kot osebje vesoljskega preskusnega centra), objekte za preskušanje in vse postopke v povezavi s preskušancem v okviru odgovornosti vesoljskega preskusnega centra, kot zahteva naročnik. Ta standard se lahko prilagodi posameznim lastnostim in omejitvam vesoljskega projekta v skladu s standardom ECSS-S-ST-00.
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-november-2016
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SIST EN 14736:2004
Zagotavljanje varnih proizvodov v vesoljski tehniki - Zagotavljanje kakovosti in
varnosti vesoljskih preskusnih centrov
Space produce assurance - Quality and safety assurance for space test centres
Raumfahrtproduktsicherung - Sicherstellung von Qualität und Sicherheit in
Assurance produit des projets spatiaux - Assurance de la qualité et de la sécurité pour
les centres de test
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 16602-20-07:2016
ICS:
03.120.99 Drugi standardi v zvezi s Other standards related to
kakovostjo quality
49.140 Vesoljski sistemi in operacije Space systems and
operations
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 16602-20-07
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
August 2016
ICS 49.140
Supersedes EN 14736:2004
English version
Space product assurance - Quality and safety assurance for
space test centres
Assurance produit des projets spatiaux - Assurance de Raumfahrtproduktsicherung - Sicherstellung von
la qualité et de la sécurité pour les centres de test Qualität und Sicherheit in Raumfahrttestzentren
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Table of contents
European Foreword . 4
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms . 8
3.1 Terms from other standards . 8
3.2 Terms specific to the present standard . 9
3.3 Abbreviated terms and symbols . 10
3.4 Nomenclature . 10
3.4.1 Formal verbs . 10
4 Space test centre quality and safety management principles . 12
4.1 Objective . 12
4.2 General principles . 12
5 Quality and safety management system requirements . 13
5.1 General requirements . 13
5.2 Documentation, records and data control . 14
5.2.1 General . 14
5.2.2 Facility description. 14
5.3 Management responsibility . 15
5.3.1 Organization. 15
5.3.2 Planning . 15
5.3.3 Responsibility and authority . 15
5.3.4 Quality and safety representatives . 16
5.4 Personnel competence and training . 16
5.4.1 General . 16
5.4.2 Competence, awareness and training . 17
5.5 Infrastructure and work environment . 18
5.5.1 General . 18
5.5.2 Environmental control . 18
5.5.3 Cleanliness and contamination control . 19
5.5.4 Site security and access control . 20
5.6 Test facilities . 20
5.6.1 Design and development of test facilities . 20
5.6.2 Configuration control of test facilities . 21
5.6.3 Calibration control of test facilities . 22
5.6.4 Maintenance control of test facilities . 23
5.6.5 Risk assessment of test facilities . 24
5.6.6 Dependability of test facilities . 24
5.7 Test process realization . 25
5.7.1 Planning of the test process . 25
5.7.2 Evaluation of customer requirements . 25
5.7.3 Design and development of the test process . 26
5.7.4 Test process and service provision . 27
5.8 Monitoring and measurement . 28
5.8.1 Monitoring and measurement of test activities . 28
5.8.2 Control of nonconformances . 30
5.8.3 Lessons learned review . 30
5.9 Safety . 30
5.9.1 Safety programme. 30
5.9.2 Safety policy and objectives . 31
5.9.3 Safety manual of the space test centre . 32
5.9.4 Safety management of test campaigns . 32
Annex A (normative) Questionnaire on the use of hazardous items and
operations – DRD . 34
Annex B (informative) Typical test process sequence . 37
Bibliography . 40
European Foreword
This document (EN 16602-20-07:2016) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN-
CENELEC/TC 5 “Space”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This standard (EN 16602-20-07:2016) originates from ECSS-Q-ST-20-07C.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by February 2017, and conflicting national standards
shall be withdrawn at the latest by February 2017.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such
patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 14736:2004.
The main changes with respect to EN 14736:2004 are listed below:
- new EN number and modified title,
- Reorganization of the content of the document to separate descriptive text and requirements,
including clarification, modification of requirements and implementation of change requests,
- Transformation of the informative Annex C "Questionnaire on the use of hazardous items and
operations" of the previous version into a Normative DRD in Annex A,
- Removal of all references to ISO 9001 paragraphs, replaced by requirement 5.1a, which makes
applicable the complete EN 9100 standard,
- Increased focus on configuration control, traceability of the measurement chain, and
dependability and safety of test facilitiestechnical revision of content,
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and
the European Free Trade Association.
This document has been developed to cover specifically space systems and has therefore precedence
over any EN covering the same scope but with a wider domain of applicability (e.g. : aerospace).
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Introduction
This standard was developed to ensure that space test centres working for
European space projects operate a quality and safety assurance system in line
with ECSS requirements, internationally recognised standards and best
working practices.
This standard makes applicable the requirements of EN 9100:2009 and provides
additional requirements specific to space test centres. The quality management
system of the space test centre, or that of the organization of which it is part, is
to be in conformance with these requirements.
This standard also incorporates requirements from ISO/IEC 17025:2005 that are
considered applicable for space test centres working for space projects.
This standard does not make compulsory Certification of the space test centre
against the requirements of the aforementioned standards by a recognised
certification authority.
This standard was originally prepared with focus on organisations capable of
providing test services for space and launch segment elements and subsystems.
Scope
This standard specifies quality assurance and safety assurance requirements for
space test centres, applicable to the test process, test personnel (both, of the
customer and the space test centre), test facilities, test environment and any
operations related to the test specimen under responsibility of the space test
centre as requested by the customer.
This standard may be tailored for the specific characteristic and constraints of a
space project in conformance with ECSS-S-ST-00.
Normative references
The following normative documents contain provisions which, through
reference in this text, constitute provisions of this ECSS Standard. For dated
references, subsequent amendments to, or revision of any of these publications
do not apply. However, parties to agreements based on this ECSS Standard are
encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the more recent editions of
the normative documents indicated below. For undated references, the latest
edition of the publication referred to applies.
EN reference Reference in text Title
EN 16601-00-01 ECSS-S-ST-00-01 ECSS - Glossary of terms
EN 16603-10-03 ECSS-E-ST-10-03 Space engineering - Testing
EN 16602-10-09 ECSS-Q-ST-10-09 Space product assurance - Nonconformance control
system
EN 16602-20 ECSS-Q-ST-20 Space product assurance - Quality assurance
EN 16602-20-08 ECSS-Q-ST-20-08 Space product assurance - Storage, handling and
transportation of spacecraft hardware
EN 16602-70 ECSS-Q-ST-70 Space product assurance - Materials, mechanical
parts and processes
EN 16602-70-01 ECSS-Q-ST-70-01 Space product assurance - Cleanliness and
contamination control
ISO 9000:2005 Quality management systems - Fundamentals and
Vocabulary
EN 9100:2009 Quality Management Systems - Requirements for
Aviation, Space and Defense Organisations
ISO/IEC 17025:2005 General requirements for the competence of testing
and calibration laboratories
ISO 10012:2003 Measurement management systems - Requirements
for measurement processes and measuring
equipment
Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms
3.1 Terms from other standards
a. For the purpose of this standard, the terms and definitions from ECSS-S-
ST-00-01 apply, in particular for the following terms:
1. approval
2. assurance
3. audit
4. availability
5. calibration
6. certification
7. cleanroom
8. corrective action
9. critical item
10. dependability
11. preventive action
12. procedure
13. process
14. product
15. quality assurance
16. reliability
17. risk
18. safety
19. test
20. traceability
b. For the purpose of this standard, the following terms and definitions
from ECSS-Q-ST-70 apply:
1. critical process
c. For the purpose of this standard, the following terms and definitions
from ISO 9000:2005 apply:
1. management system
2. quality management system
3. quality policy
4. top management
3.2 Terms specific to the present standard
3.2.1 critical operation
operation that can result in injury to persons, significant material damage or
other unacceptable consequences if not properly performed
3.2.2 modification
<> change in the configuration of an existing test
facility
3.2.3 quality representative
<> representative from the space test centre
management with designated responsibility for quality management
3.2.4 safety management system
<> management system to direct and control the space
test centre organization with regard to safety
3.2.5 safety policy
<> overall intentions and directions of the space test
centre with regards to safety as formally expressed by top management
3.2.6 safety representative
<> representative from the space test centre
management with designated responsibility for safety
3.2.7 space test centre
complete entity including the organization that provides, maintains and
operates test facilities for space projects and applications, including
accompanied services
3.2.8 test campaign
<> series of test processes starting with the arrival of
the test specimen in the space test centre and ending with its departure from the
space test centre
3.2.9 test facility
technical plant to provide specific simulated conditions for testing equipment
for space projects and applications, including test connections and
instrumentation attached as necessary to perform the test
NOTE Test facility includes test equipment and
associated infrastructure, including supplies.
3.2.10 test personnel
staff developing, maintaining or operating a test process
3.2.11 test process
set of activities necessary to perform a test, or a series of tests, to comply with
the requirements specified in the business agreement
NOTE This includes, but is not limited to, test design,
planning, preparation, acceptance, performance,
reporting, reviewing and recording.
3.2.12 test specimen
item or device under test
NOTE This term is synonym of test article and test item.
3.3 Abbreviated terms and symbols
For the purpose of this standard, the abbreviated terms from ECSS-S-ST-00-01
apply, with the following exception:
Abbreviation Meaning
facility readiness review
FRR
3.4 Nomenclature
3.4.1 Formal verbs
The following nomenclature apply throughout this document:
• The word “shall” is used in this document to express requirements. All
the requirements are expressed with the word “shall”.
• The word “should” is used in this document to express recommenda-
tions. All the recommendations are expressed with the word “should”.
NOTE It is expected that, during tailoring, all the
recommendations in this standard are either
converted into requirements or tailored out.
• The words “may” and “need not” are used in this document to express
positive and negative permissions respectively. All the positive permis-
sions are expressed with the word “may”. All the negative permissions
are expressed with the words “need not”.
• The word “can” is used in this document to express capabilities or possi-
bilities, and therefore, if not accompanied by one of the previous words,
it implies descriptive text.
NOTE In ECSS “may” and “can” have a complete
different meaning: “may” is normative
(permission) and “can” is descriptive.
• The present and past tense are used in this document to express state-
ment of fact, and therefore they imply descriptive text.
Space test centre quality and safety
management principles
4.1 Objective
The objective of quality and safety assurance for space test centres is to ensure
that all technical and programmatic risks associated with the testing of space
products performed under the responsibility of the space test centre are
adequately managed through the implementation of an effective quality and
safety assurance programme.
4.2 General principles
The space test centre is responsible to demonstrate that a quality and safety
assurance programme covering the definition, design, development,
implementation and continuous improvement of:
a. competences,
b. processes, and
c. facilities,
is established, implemented and maintained throughout the test service
provision to a customer.
The basic principles of the space test centre quality and safety programme are
the early identification of aspects potentially detrimental for the quality of the
test service, the safety of persons and products, and the cost-effective
prevention of any adverse consequence of such aspects.
The quality and safety programme needs to demonstrate the integration of
activities from the following disciplines:
a. ECSS-Q-20 Quality assurance
b. ECSS-Q-30 Dependability
c. ECSS-Q-40 Safety
d. ECSS-Q-70 Materials, mechanical parts and processes
e. ECSS-E-10 System engineering
f. ECSS-M-80 Risk management
Quality and safety management system
requirements
5.1 General requirements
a. The space test centre shall operate a quality management system in
compliance with requirements from the EN 9100:2009.
b. The space test centre shall establish, document, implement and maintain
a quality and safety management system, and continually improve its
effectiveness.
NOTE For example, the effectiveness of the continual
improvement of the quality and safety
management system can be demonstrated
through a reduction of customer complaints
and nonconformances, increased customer
satisfaction, proactive identification of risks
affecting the quality and safety of space test
centre operations.
c. The quality and safety management system shall cover work carried out
in the space test centre's permanent facilities, or in temporary or mobile
facilities.
d. The space test centre shall specify the processes for the quality and safety
management system and their application throughout the space test
centre.
e. The space test centre shall specify the sequence and interaction of the
quality and safety management processes.
f. The space test centre shall specify criteria and methods to demonstrate
that both the operation and control of quality and safety management
processes are effective.
g. The space test centre shall demonstrate the availability of resources and
information to support the operation and monitoring of quality and
safety management processes.
h. The space test centre shall monitor, measure, and analyse quality and
safety management processes.
i. The space test centre shall implement actions to achieve planned results
and continual improvement of quality and safety management processes.
j. The quality and safety management system of the space test centre, or its
parent organization, shall be implemented and maintained to allow
external and internal revisions or audits by customer or external
authorities.
k. If the space test centre is part of an organization performing activities other
than testing, the responsibilities of key personnel in the organization that
have an involvement on the testing activities of the space test centre shall
be specified to identify potential conflicts of interest.
l. The space test centre shall ensure that non-space related activities have no
detrimental effect over the activities carried out in the space test centre.
NOTE For example, non-space related activities
include infrastructure works or testing
performed for other industrial sector.
m. The space test centre quality and safety management system shall be
supported by lower level documentation as follows:
1. quality and safety manual(s);
2. quality and safety procedures;
3. standard operating procedures, work instructions and project
plans;
4. quality and safety records.
NOTE The space test centre can make use of the parent
organisation documentation to comply with
this requirement.
5.2 Documentation, records and data control
5.2.1 General
a. The space test centre shall establish and maintain a documentation and
records control system in conformance with the requirements from the
EN 9100:2009.
b. The space test centre shall establish and maintain a system for the
identification, storage, protection, retrieval, retention and disposition of
test data.
5.2.2 Facility description
a. The space test centre shall establish and maintain a documented
description of each test facility, and associated infrastructure, including
as a minimum:
1. functional performance,
2. general arrangement drawing,
3. interface definition.
b. The facility description shall be provided to the customer upon request.
5.3 Management responsibility
5.3.1 Organization
a. The space test centre shall define its organization and management
structure, its place in the parent organization, and the relationships
among management, technical operations, support services and the
quality and safety management system.
5.3.2 Planning
a. The space test centre shall plan the following tasks:
1. the preparation of project and quality plans for critical processes,
2. the identification of controls, processes, equipment, fixtures,
resources and skills,
3. the update of quality control, inspection and verification
techniques, including the development of new instrumentation or
complex facilities,
4. the development of their capability for any test requirements that
exceed the current known state of the art,
5. the identification of standards for maintenance and calibration of
items used by the space test centre,
6. the establishment and follow-up of rules to control conformity to
requirements between design and acceptance of space test centre
items,
7. the assessment of risks related to customer supplied products and
the applicable processes.
NOTE The task of item 6 can be achieved by
calculation, test analysis, or simulation.
5.3.3 Responsibility and authority
a. Top management shall ensure that management and technical
responsibilities and authorities are defined and communicated within the
organisation.
b. Management and technical responsibilities and authorities shall be
delegated in case of personnel absence, and defined and communicated
within the organisation.
c. Top management shall ensure that space test centre personnel are free
from undue pressures, conflict of interest or influences that can affect the
quality of their work.
5.3.4 Quality and safety representatives
a. Top management shall appoint a quality representative with defined
authority:
1. to ensure that the quality management system is established,
implemented and maintained,
2. to report its performance to the space test centre management and
any needs for improvement, and
3. to ensure quality assurance awareness throughout the space test
centre.
b. Top management shall appoint a safety representative with defined
authority:
1. to ensure that safety processes for the space test centre are
established, implemented and maintained,
2. to report to top management on the performance of safety in the
space test centre and any need for improvement, and
3. to ensure safety assurance awareness throughout the space test
centre.
c. In case personnel safety, test specimens or test facilities are at risk, the
safety representative, or designated trained staff, shall have defined
authority to stop the activity.
5.4 Personnel competence and training
5.4.1 General
a. The space test centre shall ensure that all personnel are competent and
qualified to perform their assigned tasks.
b. The space test centre shall ensure that all personnel is trained to comply
with the applicable safety requirements.
c. The space test centre shall ensure that personnel undergoing on-the-job
training are subject to supervision by a person competent to perform
such task.
d. Where contracted and additional technical and key personnel are used,
the space test centre shall demonstrate that such personnel are competent
and that they work in compliance with the space test centre's quality and
safety management system.
e. All space test centre personnel conducting or supporting potentially
hazardous operations in the space test centre shall receive specific safety
training, including the preventive measures to be taken.
5.4.2 Competence, awareness and training
a. The space test centre shall specify and maintain job descriptions for
managerial and technical personnel involved in the operations of the
space test centre.
b. The space test centre shall identify the required competence and
authorisation to perform test process and test facility related activities in
the space test centre.
c. The space test centre shall identify the available competence and the
training needs to reach the required competence and authorisation as
specified in requirement 5.4.2b.
d. The space test centre shall establish and implement criteria for managing
the competences and the authorisation to perform the test centre
activities.
e. The identification of the competence and training objectives for the space
test centre personnel shall be carried out on a periodic basis, as a
minimum once a year.
f. The identification of training needs shall include training for personnel
being reassigned to jobs other than those for which they were originally
trained.
g. The space test centre shall evaluate the effectiveness of the training
performed.
h. Space test centre and customer personnel performing lifting and hoisting
operations shall be trained and certified by an authorized body.
NOTE An authorized body to train and certify lifting
and hoisting operators can be accredited
according to national legislation. In the absence
of this, an authorized body can be the
manufacturer of the lifting or hoisting
equipment or its authorised representative.
i. The space test centre shall maintain a list of certified operators specified
in requirement 5.4.2h.
j. The space test centre shall demonstrate that customer personnel
performing selected handling operations, are trained and certified by an
authorized body.
k. The space test centre shall maintain records of the relevant
authorization(s) to perform the work, competence, training and
professional qualifications, skills and experience of all technical
personnel, including contracted personnel.
l. Records specified in the requirement 5.4.2k shall be available and shall
include the date on which authorization or competence is confirmed.
5.5 Infrastructure and work environment
5.5.1 General
a. The space test centre shall ensure that all processes are carried out under
controlled conditions using test facilities, measuring equipment,
servicing equipment and environmental conditions meeting all process
requirements.
NOTE 1 The use of unsuitable test facilities, equipment
and environmental conditions can for example
lead to invalid test results.
NOTE 2 Measuring equipment includes hardware and
software.
b. The space test centre shall ensure that the specified environmental and
cleanliness conditions are achieved and maintained throughout the test
process in order to preserve the test specimen and the test equipment.
c. Activities listed in the requirements 5.5.1a and 5.5.1b shall be planned
and documented, prior to their beginning, and recorded during their
execution.
d. The space test centre shall define and implement a housekeeping
programme applicable to all test areas, including transport bays, airlocks,
test floor environment, control rooms and associated infrastructure.
5.5.2 Environmental control
a. The space test centre shall establish, document and implement an
environmental control programme, as a minimum for temperature,
relative humidity and differential pressure, to ensure conformance with
the levels specified in clause 5.3.1 of ECSS-Q-ST-70-01.
b. In addition to environmental parameters specified in the requirement
5.5.2a, the space test centre shall assess the impacts of other parameters
specified by the customer that affect the test specimen's environmental
conditions or the test results.
NOTE These parameters can include among others the
following: light level, electromagnetic radiation,
magnetic cleanliness, vibration, ionising
radiation, and acoustic environment.
c. The cleanliness level of supplies shall be controlled when required by a
test process.
NOTE These supplies can include among others gases
and liquids to support the test process.
d. The environmental control programme specified in the requirement
5.5.2a shall document how to achieve, measure and maintain the
applicable environmental control parameters throughout the space test
centre.
e. In case a generic environmental control programme exists at parent
organization level, any deviation and addition with respect to the generic
programme, shall be documented in a dedicated document.
f. The results of all environmental control parameters are quality records
and shall be controlled in conformance with the requirement 5.2.1a.
5.5.3 Cleanliness and contamination control
a. The space test centre shall establish, document and implement a
cleanliness and contamination control programme, in conformance with
the requirements of clause 5 of ECSS-Q-ST-70-01.
b. The space test centre cleanliness and contamination control programme
shall document how to achieve, measure and maintain the applicable
cleanliness levels throughout the space test centre.
c. The space test centre cleanliness and contamination control programme
shall include:
1. the indication of a minimum set of cleanliness levels for the facility
when no specific requirements are set by the customers;
2. the specific cleanliness levels to be verified;
3. the methods and frequencies of checking the cleanliness levels;
4. the procedures for the applicable competence and training of
personnel;
5. the cleaning procedures;
6. the working procedures for achieving and maintaining the
applicable cleanliness levels.
d. In case a generic cleanliness and contamination control programme exists
at parent organization level, any deviation and addition with respect to
the generic programme, shall be documented in a space test centre
dedicated document.
e. The cleanliness levels shall be specified for molecular contamination in
terms of surface contamination.
f. The cleanliness levels shall be specified for particulate contamination in
terms of both, surface and airborne contamination.
g. For a space test centre where flight hardware is exposed, the minimum
cleanliness level of the environment for airborne particles shall be ISO
class 8.
h. In absence of specific frequency requirements, the space test centre shall
determine and justify the frequency at which surface cleanliness levels
are measured.
i. The frequency for the measurement of particulate fall-out and cumulative
molecular witnesses should not be less than once per year.
j. The results of all cleanliness and contamination control parameters are
quality records and shall be controlled in conformance with the
requirement 5.2.1a.
5.5.4 Site security and access control
a. The space test centre shall identify restricted areas, and implement a
system for their security and access control.
NOTE Example of restricted areas are cleanrooms,
areas for storage of sensitive documentation,
and areas where test specimens or hazardous
items are stored, handled or tested.
b. The space test centre shall maintain a list of authorized persons who have
access to restricted areas.
NOTE 1 The space test centre can agree with the
customer on special provisions for the security
and access control of the test specimen.
NOTE 2 Access control to the test facilities and
cleanrooms can be implemented by:
• guard(s) posted at the entrance(s);
• a magnetic card lock system;
• an electrical door lock system;
• a camera monitoring system;
• a mechanical (normal) key system.
5.6 Test facilities
5.6.1 Design and development of test facilities
a. The space test centre shall establish and maintain documented
procedures to:
1. control and verify the design and development of existing and new
test facilities;
2. control and verify the modification of test facilities in compliance
with requirements from the clause 5.6.2;
3. control and verify the software used in the test process;
4. verify the operation of the test facilities;
5. demonstrate that the test facilities meet the specified performance
requirements.
b. The space test centre shall identify and plan all phases of the test facilities
development and related processes.
NOTE Phases of test facility development include
design, planning, reviews, installation,
commissioning and acceptance.
c. The activities specified in the requirement 5.6.1b shall be performed in
cooperation among engineering, quality and safety assurance staff.
d. The space test centre shall demonstrate that processes specified in the
requirement 5.6.1b are carried out under controlled conditions, including
conformance to applicable standards specified in business agreements,
codes, legislation, quality and safety plans or documented procedures.
e. The space test centre shall demonstrate that personnel are trained on the
maintenance and operation of the new or modified test facility.
f. The space test centre shall specify the requirements for any verification
and validation of test facilities or parts of them.
g. Records shall be maintained for verified and validated test facilities.
h. The space test centre shall demonstrate that computer software used for
the operation of test facilities or for the acquisition of test results suits the
intended application.
NOTE This includes acceptance and revalidation after
software updates.
i. The space test centre shall specify organizational and technical interfaces
between different groups which provide input to the design process
NOTE Example of the inputs for the design process is
engineering support.
5.6.2 Configuration control of test facilities
a. The space test centre shall establish and maintain a documented
procedure for:
1. configuration identification,
2. configuration change control, and
3. configuration status accounting of its test facilities.
b. The space test centre shall specify a configuration item list for each test
facility and associated equipment.
c. The configuration item list specified in the requirement 5.6.2b shall
include as a minimum:
1. all software used,
2. all critical items, and
3. all facility items that are under maintenance control and whose
replacement by a different part number changes the facility
configuration.
d. The configured items of the facilities shall be described by the applicable
documents and drawings.
e. The space test centre shall establish and maintain a technical file for each
test facility describing the as-built configuration status of the facility.
f. The space test centre shall establish and maintain a declared materials list
for each thermal vacuum test facility.
NOTE The facility declared materials list applies only
to materials exposed to vacuum.
g. Records shall be maintained for all items of test and measurement
equipment, including at least:
1. the name of the item or equipment,
2. the manufacturer’s name and type identification and unique
identifier,
3. date received and date placed in service, and
4. current location.
5.6.3 Calibration control of test facilities
a. The space test centre shall implement a metrology and calibration
programme in conformance with the requirements of clause 5.2.6 of the
ECSS-Q-ST-20.
b. The space test centre shall demonstrate that all measurement equipment
affecting test results are calibrated and traceable to the International
System of Units.
c. The space test centre shall demonstrate the traceability of calibration by
documenting the unbroken chain of activities performed to link the
measurement results to the standards used to perform the calibration.
NOTE Traceability to a standard can be demonstrated
by a dedicated calibration or a comparison to a
calibrated reference standard or described and
agreed methods.
d. The space test centre shall establish a Calibration Plan per facility to
cover all measurement and acquisition equipment used in the test
process.
e. The Calibration Plan specified in the requirement 5.6.3d shall include:
1. a unique identification of the equipment to be calibrated,
2. the calibration activities with their periodicity,
3. the applicable specification,
4. the identified resources.
f. The space test centre shall establish and maintain a calibration schedule
to demonstrate that the calibration tasks are allocated, coordinated and
synchronized in time and location.
g. If the calibration activity is outsourced to a lower tier supplier, the space
test centre shall specify the requirements to the lower tier supplier.
h. A lower tier supplier complying with the requirements of ISO/IEC
17025:2005 or ISO 10012:2003 shall be selected.
i. If the requirement 5.6.3h is not met, the space test centre shall justify the
lower tier supplier selection.
j. The space test centre shall perform the acceptance of the calibration data
coming from lower tier supplier work.
k. The space test centre shall establish a system to identify and label the
calibration status of measurement and acquisition equipment.
l. Measurement and acquisition equipment that is not subject to calibration
or not in calibrated state shall be identified and labelled as such.
m. Records of the performance of the calibration activities shall be available.
n. The calibration records shall contain as a minimum the measurement
results, the measurement uncertainty or a statement of compliance with
an identified specification.
5.6.4 Maintenance control of test facilities
a. The space test centre shall establish a maintenance plan for infrastructure,
test facilities, environmental monitoring, and software used in the test
process.
b. The maintenance plan shall include for each facility item:
1. a unique identification,
2. the maintenance activities with their periodicity,
3. the applicable procedures,
4. the identified resources.
c. If the maintenance activity is outsourced to a lower tier supplier, the
space test centre shall specify the requirements to the lower tier supplier.
d. The space test centre shall perform the acceptance of the maintenance
data coming from outsourced work.
e. The space test centre shall establish and maintain a maintenance schedule
to demonstrate that the maintenance tasks are allocated, coordinated and
synchronized in time and location.
f. Records of the performance of the maintenance activities shall be
available.
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