Technical programme

D5.1. Quality and Safety, a challenge for all in Space

Quality and Safety in Space Programs are always big questions, that every actor in Space has to face. “Space for all” is first overcoming this challenging context, setting realistic goals, with real ambition, and ensure success. The new actors, such as those involved in the so called “new space”, have first to learn how to cope with these problems, which are also a question of management, manpower and education. This session deals with the methods, tests, lessons learned, standards for analysis and mitigation of the many risks to maintain the desired quality and the required safety. 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.

D5.2. Knowledge management in the digital transformation

The challenging context of digital technologies requires organizations to adapt their culture and processes to the new environment. 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 helping the users on how they collaborate and interact with the knowledge on a daily basis. Knowledge management has a key role in facilitating the digital transformation process by identifying what knowledge needs to be digitized, what processes needs to be digitalized and when. Key themes addressed during the session are strategies and tools for the knowledge sharing, the impact of the culture and the internal social network in 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.

D5.3. Prediction, Testing, Measurement and Effects of space environment on space missions

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.

D5.4. Cybersecurity in space systems, risks and countermeasures

With the rising of New Space and the emergence of commercial space industry increasingly digital and data-dependent, the management of cyber-related risks and protection against cyberattacks has become a priority requiring the identification and deployment of relevant cybersecurity measures and solutions. This session aims at raising awareness on several related topics: cybersecurity risks encountered by space systems; tools & methods aiming at preventing & forecasting cyberattacks; risks assessment and cyber intelligence; countermeasures and engineering approach to design and protect space systems, data and space-enabled solutions; dedicated training, information sharing and analysis; and cybersecurity standards on terrestrial systems and spaceflight operations to improve space systems resilience against cyber threats. New technologies and practices emerging in cybersecurity will also be presented such as the development of quantum cryptography and quantum key distribution or use of blockchain in space systems.

D5.IP. Interactive Presentations - 55th 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.

D5.IPB. Interactive Presentations - 55th IAA SYMPOSIUM ON SAFETY, QUALITY AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN SPACE ACTIVITIES

D5.LBA. Late breaking abstracts