What is BS EN 16602-20 about?
BS EN 16602 discusses standards for space product assurance. BS EN 16602-20 focuses on the quality assurance of space product assurance.
BS EN 16602-20 is part of a series of documents that specifies the quality assurance (QA) requirements for the establishment and implementation of a Quality Assurance program for products of space projects. BS EN 16602-20 is applicable to all space projects.
Who is BS EN 16602-20 for?
BS EN 16602-20 on space product assurance is applicable to:
- Aerospace electric equipment manufacturers
- Space systems and operations
- Spacecraft and related equipment manufacturers
- Aerospace organizations such as ISRO, NASA, ESA, CNSA, etc.
Why should you use BS EN 16602-20?
BS EN 16602-20 is useful to provide the space product assurance activities on each phase of the project such as design, procurement, manufacturing, assembly, integration, test, and at the launch site. These product assurance requirements are requested by customers for accomplishing the mission successfully and will lead to customer satisfaction.
BS EN 16602-20 helps you in lowering rejection rates and eliminating latent failures by providing an electrostatic discharge control program, which then helps in increasing the profits.
Obtaining BS EN 16602-20 helps spacecraft manufacturers in maintaining the traceability and applicability of the space product. BS EN 16602-20 is structured such that the necessary level of quality is achieved, consistently maintained, and the high reliability of the end product assured.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN 16602‑20:2020 supersedes BS EN 16602-20:2014, which is withdrawn and includes technical changes with respect to BS EN 16602-20:2014. These includes:
- Clause 3: Title of clause corrected. Term "acceptance authority media" added. References to ECSS-S-ST-00-01 made for terms "ground segment sub-system", "ground support equipment" and "repeatability"
- Term "stamp control" replaced by "acceptance authority media control
- Titles of clauses 5.2.7 and 5.2.7.1, 5.8.3.2, A2.1<3>, Annex I modified
- Pre-Tailoring matrix updated using the TA agreed symbols as stated in Table 6 1 "Definitions of the columns of Table 6 2"
- Informative Annex I "Deliverable QA documents per review" updated
- Informative Annex J "ECSS-Q-ST-20 applicability according to program phases " deleted
- Update of issue of EN 9100 standard in Bibliography