Catalog

Technical programme

IAC-09 — 60th International Astronautical Congress

D5. 42nd SYMPOSIUM ON SAFETY AND QUALITY IN SPACE ACTIVITIES

This Symposium organized by the International Academy of Astronautics addresses management approaches, methods, design solutions and regulations to improve the quality and efficiency of space programs. All aspects are considered: risk management, complexity of systems and operations, human factors, economical constraints, international cooperation, norms and standards.

Coordinator: Jeanne Holm
City of Los Angeles — United States

D5.1. From Parts to Systems : Contribution of Tests on Performance Prediction and Assessment

During programs development tests are often major milestones. Several characteristics are to be outlined : - the difficulty to valuably test a separate part of a complex system, furthermore when dealing with different states of technology maturity; - the difficulty to simulate on ground the spaceflight conditions; - the necessity to comply with standards and norms of various origins; - the fact that tests are an important contributor to costs. This session will address these various questions. It aims at contributing to the philosophy of test planning in quality plans for space program, and address as well experimental arrays, methods and norms. Lessons learned are welcome.

Chairman

Manola Romero
3AF — France

Alexander S. Filatyev
Lomonosov Moscow State University — Russian Federation

Rapporteur: Garett Smith
Cosmica Spacelines — France

D5.2. Quality and Knowledge Management in Aerospace Companies

Working on complex space missions requires virtual teaming, learning lessons from the past, transferring knowledge from experts to younger generations, and developing deep expertise within an organization. • How are aerospace companies managing the ability to control quality and share knowledge? • What solutions are in place to work across corporate and international boundaries? • How is knowledge captured, shared, and used to drive innovation? This session focuses on the processes and technologies that companies (and agencies) are using to sustain, energize and invigorate their ability to learn, innovate, achieve quality and share knowledge. Case studies and defined approaches will discuss: - Analysis of successful projects and innovations in the application of quality and knowledge management - Approaches to risk and opportunity management - Capture of technical expertise and lessons learned from previous successful projects that are applicable to new programs and focus on driving innovation - Solutions used for anomaly resolution and tracking systems, such as fault tree analysis and FMECA - Failure recovery and preventative measures that relate to the application of quality and knowledge management practices.

Chairman

Jeanne Holm
City of Los Angeles — United States

Roberta Mugellesi-Dow
European Space Agency (ESA) — United Kingdom

D5.3. Preventing Spacecraft Failure From Space Environment Effects

A better knowledge of the space environment and its effects on spacecraft is necessary to optimize design margines and avoid failures during space flight. The session will deal with: space environment and effects modelisation, standardisation in space environment and effects models, space weather prediction, lessons learned from in-orbit failures due to space environment.

Chairman

Magdeleine Dinguirard
Office National d’Etudes et de Recherches Aérospatiales (ONERA) — France

Tateo Goka
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) — Japan