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PAYLOAD SAFETY

Training Course: 13th to 16th April 2010 (3.5 Days)

Venue: Selex Galileo S.p.a. Facility, Florence, Italy

Overview

An introductory course in Payoad Safety for managers and engineers new to ISS payload safety analysis principles and processes and for safety practitioners with no previous space projects experience. The participants will acquire an overall understanding of ISS payload safety analyis principles and requirements and how to apply them to achieve a successful Payload Safety Review Panel submission and increase productivity in space projects.

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This course is being provided by leading experts in ISS Payload Safety from the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (www.iaass.org) as part of the IAASS Space Safety Academy

Course Objectives

The course is designed to provide the participant with an understanding of:

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• Key role of management in the payload safety objectives for the organisation, how to establish policy, organisation and allocate responsibilities.
• Formal payload safety analysis systems and processes including ESA & NASA requirements and standards;
• Need for a Payload Safety review process and relationship to contractual PA and QA Plans;
• Payload Safety analysis in hardware developments. Specifications, qualifications, procurement control, support to project reviews, configuration management, verification and formal acceptance;
• Hazard indentifcation and control;
• Flight Safety requirement;
• Ground Safety requirements;
• Operational Safety requirements;
• Preparing for and submitting a successful Payload Safety Review Panel presentation.

Who should Attend?

• Managers and engineers who are new to qPayload Safety analysis and PSRP principles and processes for space projects
• Safety Assurance practicioners with no previous space projects experience

Course Outline

• Payload & System Safety Philosophy
• Payload Safety Review Process
• Hazard Indentifcation & Control
• Preliminary Hazard Analysis
• Flight Safety Requirements
• Ground Safety Requirements
• Technical Safety Requirements
• Subsystem/System Hazard Analysis
• Operating Hazard Analysis
• Hazard Reports and the Safety Data Package
• Successful Presentation to the Payload Safety Review Panel

Learning by Doing

Following the detailed instructor led briefings the participants are encouraged to complete practical exercises in system safety that help embed the knowledge provided during the course.

How You Will Learn It

• Interactive Verbal instruction using Power Point
• Videos and Photographs
• Case studies
• Group exercises & problem solving

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What You will Take Away

• The course binder with all presentations
• A selected set of documents
• All course documents on CD-ROM where possible
• Certificate of Course Completion

Course Structure

The course duration will be 3 1/2 days.

The course will begin at 12.30pm on Tuesday 13th April and conclude at 4.00pm on Friday 16th April 2010.

There will be morning and afternoon coffee breaks and a lunch break on each day of the course.

Course Fee

The fees for the 3 1/2 day course are

IAASS (or SIS) Member €1035 per Participant

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Non-Member €1150 per Participant

A discount is available to organisations who send more than 2 participants, where each additional participants will be charged at the rate of an IAASS Member.

This fee includes the Space Industry Skillnet discount to network members. The fee covers all course materials. Lunch will be provided at the training venue restaurant at the expense of the participant.

Contact & Directions

Participants requiring assistance with directions to the Selex Galileo s.p.a. Facility, Florence, Italy and/or accommodation in Florence should contact the Network Manager, catherine.lenehan@gltechnology.ie

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The training venue location is;

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SELEX GALILEO s.p.a.,

Via A. Einstein, 35,

50013 Campi Bisenzio,

Florence,

Italy.

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To see location of Selex Galileo s.p.a. Facility, Florence, on a detailed map see: Geographic Location Map

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Selex Galileo s.p.a. Facility, Florence, GPS Co-Ordinates: N 43o 51' 17" W +11o 8' 57"

Directions to Selex Galileo s.p.a. facility, Florence: Download Here

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Accomodation

There is a wide variety of accomodation in Florence to suit all levels of taste & expense. You can find contact details for all hotels in the Florence area and close to venue using Google Maps and www.tripadvisor.com

You can find out more about places of interest and places to eat at www.youflorence.it

Instructors

The training course instructors and invited speakers are internationally recognised experts in the field of Payload Safety.

Larry Gregg

Larry Gregg works at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, USA. Mr. Gregg has been involved in the aerospace industry for over 35 years both in the US Air Force and as a support contractor for NASA. During his career, he has provided system safety support for expendable launch vehicles, satellite and launch vehicle facilities, and payloads flying both on expendable launch vehicles and the space shuttle. He provided support for both payloads and for the Joint DOD - NASA Payload Safety Review panel for US Air Force payloads such as the Defense Support Program, the Inertial Upper Stage, Global Positioning System, Space Test Experiments Platform, and the NASA/ESA Cassini-Huygens scientific mission to Saturn. Mr. Gregg teaches a number of courses in system safety for NASA and has taught payload safety for the last ten years. Mr. Gregg is a Certified Safety Professional in System Safety. He was honoured in 1997 as the Educator of the Year by the System Safety Society, and has been awarded the Silver Snoopy by NASA Astronauts for contributions to space-flight safety.

Paul Kirkpatrick

Paul Kirkpatrick works for NASA at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA. Mr. Kirkpatrick has worked at KSC for 20 years after serving in the U.S. Coast Guard. During his time at KSC, he worked with the Space Shuttle at Launch Complex 39B and performing Solid Rocket Booster retrieval operations. Subsequent to those activities, he became a Payload Safety Engineer (PSE) in support of the Shuttle/Station Ground Safety Review Panel. He served as the Lead Ground PSE for significant major payloads such as the Advanced Communications Technology Satellite, all three Space Radar Missions, Chandra X-Ray Telescope and the first five ISS assembly missions as well as Mars Pathfinder and Deep Space-1. Mr. Kirkpatrick is currently the Chairman of the Ground Safety Review Panel. Paul continued his Coast Guard career, retiring for the Reserve in 2002. Mr. Kirkpatrick is also the Chairman of the Technical Training Committee with the IAASS. Paul has received numerous awards included the NASA Exceptional Service Medal and the Silver Snoopy.

Who are the IAASS?

The International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety, is a non-profit organisation dedicated to furthering international cooperation and scientific advancement in the field of space systems safety. In October 2004 IAASS became member of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF). For more information please visit www.iaass.org. The philosophy of the IAASS is best summed up in the following:

"Over the long run the safety of all human beings in the global commons of space is a responsibility that must be shared by all space-faring powers" (G. Rodney, NASA Associated Administrator S&MA 40th IAF Congress, October 1989, Beijing - China)

Course Syllabus

A copy of the course syllabus is available to download for your information; Payload Safety 13-16 April 2010 - Syllabus

Booking Form

You can download the Booking Form here or from the menu on the right hand side of this web page or request one from catherine.lenehan@gltechnology.ie