Technical programme
IAC-21 — 72nd International Astronautical Congress
D5. 54th IAA SYMPOSIUM ON SAFETY, QUALITY AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN SPACE ACTIVITIES
Quality, safety, security… These domains reflect a same concern: how a complex space system can be developed and be operated in order to perform its functions at its best with the proper robustness. In that environment, where radiations are not the least stress and possible ill-intentioned actions may occur, decreasing the level of failures in space activities is a must. Knowledge management, meaning proper capturing, capitalising, protecting and sharing the knowledge, and application of lessons learned and experience, are key factors. This Symposium organized by the International Academy of Astronautics aims at arousing the discussion between professionals, and raising the awareness of the new generation on the various approaches to obtain and run reliable, and safe space systems: design solutions, validation and tests, software development, validation and security, methods, management approaches, regulations to improve the quality, efficiency, and collaborative ability of space programs and space operations. All aspects are considered: risk management, complexity of systems and operations, knowledge and information management, human factors, economical constraints, international cooperation, norms, and standards.
- Coordinator
Jeanne Holm
City of Los Angeles — United StatesRoberta Mugellesi-Dow
European Space Agency (ESA) — United Kingdom
D5.1. Quality and Safety, always a beginning!
"Remark : this scope of work has been first published for Dubai 2020 and partially treated in the Cyber Edition. As so many "beginnings" in quality and safety are part of the daily life of space contributors, and as the Dubai edition of the IAC will provide an opportunity for real discussion, the topic is reconducted but please feel free to propose papers with open discussions within the room". Implementing and maintaining a Safety and Quality Management System in Space Programs is a great challenge we have better to entrust to well seasoned manpower. But a space program is always somewhat new. New ambitions, new program, new stakeholders, new workforce, new country... This is also an underestimated facet of the so called « New Space ». How is it possible to set realistic goals, with real ambition, and insure success in this challenging context ? This session deals with the methods, tests, lessons learned, standards for analysis and mitigation of such risks to maintain the desired quality. It provides an opportunity for exchanges on all aspects of the life cycle (including design, development and production philosophy, operations) and associated risk management approach. It addresses every kind of space missions: transportation systems, orbital systems, exploration vehicles. This session deals with the methods, tests, lessons learned, standards for analysis and mitigation of such risks to maintain the desired quality. It provides an opportunity for exchanges on all aspects of the life cycle (including design, development and production philosophy, operations) and associated risk management approach. It addresses every kind of space mission: transportation systems, orbital systems, exploration vehicles.
- Co-Chair
Roberta Mugellesi-Dow
European Space Agency (ESA) — United KingdomAlexander S. Filatyev
Lomonosov Moscow State University — Russian Federation
- Rapporteur
Kaitlyn Holm
University of Pennsylvania — United States
D5.2. Knowledge management in the digital trasformation
"Remark : this scope of work has been first published for Dubai 2020 and partially treated in the Cyber Edition. As the Dubai edition of the IAC will provide an opportunity for real discussion, the topic is reconducted but please feel free to propose papers with open discussions". In this age of big data, analytics, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things (IOT) and others, knowledge management can have the role of enhancing the power of big data and help decision makers in today competitive economy. Digital transformation and innovations have changed how employees’ access and share the knowledge and therefore KM processes need to adapt to the new environment in supporting and helping the users in how they collaborate and interact with the knowledge on a daily basis. Key themes addressed during the session are strategies and tools for the sharing of the knowledge to develop new projects, the impact of the culture and the internal social network in driving innovation and creating new knowledge, processes and technologies that organisations are using to sustain, energise and invigorate their ability to learn, innovate, and share knowledge. Examples of case studies of particular interest include successful projects and innovations in the application of knowledge management, grounded research in knowledge and risk management, methods that allow data, information or knowledge exchange within or amongst organisations in support of actual programmes, and capturing engineering knowledge and information in computer models.
- Co-Chair
Roberta Mugellesi-Dow
European Space Agency (ESA) — United KingdomPatrick Hambloch
The Planetary Society — Germany
- Rapporteur
Daniel Galarreta
Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) — FranceJeanne Holm
City of Los Angeles — United States
D5.3. Prediction, Testing, Measurement and Effects of space environment on space missions
"Remark : this scope of work has been first published for Dubai 2020 and partially treated in the Cyber Edition. As the Dubai edition of the IAC will provide an opportunity for real discussion, the topic is reconducted but please feel free to propose papers with open discussions". The space environment can strongly impact the performance and reliability of space missions. It has several natural and induced components, including high-energy radiation, plasma, atomic oxygen, planetary dust, extreme temperature, vacuum, micro-gravity, micrometeoroid and debris, molecular and particulate contamination, etc. Environmental conditions yield constraints at design phase, and important risks in the course of the mission. The evaluation of the nominal and worst-case conditions to be met, mitigation and protection options, and of their impact on missions and flight systems are thus of prime importance. This session will encompass the following topics: Space Weather, Plasma, Spacecraft Charging, Radiation, Atomic Oxygen, Planetary Dust, Molecular and Particulate Contamination, Plume Induced Contamination Effects and Interactions, Combined Environments - flight measurements; - physical processes; - prediction of nominal or worst case condition; - ground testing; - flight experiments and lessons learned; - modelling and prediction; thermos-optical degradation effects.
- Co-Chair
Jens Schmidt
DLR (German Aerospace Center) — Germany
D5.4. Cybersecurity in space systems, risks and countermeasures
In the past few years our society and economy have become largely dependent on information technology, computer networks, and IoT solutions. Managing cyber-related risks and protecting against cyberattacks is therefore a growing concern requiring the identification and deployment of relevant cybersecurity measures and solutions. This session will encompass several topics: tools & methods aiming at preventing & forecasting attacks, risk assessment and cyber intelligence, protecting systems, infrastructures and data, space-enabled solutions, making secure the use of satellite communications, earth observation and satellite navigation, addressing all the means to mitigate cybersecurity risks and raising cybersecurity awareness via specific training, information sharing and analysis, addressing new areas of standardisation. New technologies and practices emerging in cybersecurity are also relevant such as the development of quantum cryptography and quantum key distribution, combining big data analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyse communications patterns and operations data. New trends include the development of new cyber security test ranges and certification schemes specific to each domain of activities, to better identify threats and vulnerabilities and devise customised solutions.
- Co-Chair
Julio Cesar Castillo-Urdapilleta
Agencia Espacial Mexicana (AEM) — MexicoStefano Zatti
University of Rome “La Sapienza” — Italy
- Rapporteur
Laurence Duquerroy
European Space Agency (ESA) — The NetherlandsJulien Airaud
Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) — France
D5.IP. Interactive Presentations - 54th IAA SYMPOSIUM ON SAFETY, QUALITY AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN SPACE ACTIVITIES
This session offers a unique opportunity to deliver your key messages in an interactive presentation on any of the subjects of Safety, Quality and Knowledge Management in Space Activities addressed in the classic Sessions. The presentation will be displayed on a digital screen in a dedicated location and available for view by all Congress attendees for the entire Congress week. In addition, one afternoon is dedicated exclusively for the attendees to view the Interactive Presentations, and the author will be assigned a specific ten minute slot to personally present the topic and interact with the attendees present. The Interactive Presentation may take advantage of all electronic display capabilities, such as: PowerPoint charts, embedded hot links, pictures, audio and video clips etc. An award will also be presented to the author of the best Interactive Presentation in the D Category at a special ceremony. An Abstract that follows the standard format must be submitted by the deadline for standard IAC abstracts.
- Co-Chair
Jeanne Holm
City of Los Angeles — United StatesRoberta Mugellesi-Dow
European Space Agency (ESA) — United Kingdom