ECSS-E-ST-32-02C (REV. 1), SPACE ENGINEERING: STRUCTURAL DESIGN AND VERIFICATION OF PRESSURIZED HARDWARE (15-NOV-2008)
ECSS-E-ST-32-02C (REV. 1), SPACE ENGINEERING: STRUCTURAL DESIGN AND VERIFICATION OF PRESSURIZED HARDWARE (15-NOV-2008)., This Standard defines the structural design verification of metallic and nonmetallic
pressurized hardware which includes pressure vessels, pressurized
structures, pressure components (such as valves, pumps, lines, fittings, and
hoses), and special pressurized equipment (e.g. batteries, heat pipes, cryostats,
sealed containers, hazardous fluids container). External supports and structural
interfaces of pressurized hardware are not covered by this standard. Solid
propellant motor cases are not covered by this standard.
Objectives of the associated verification process are primarily to demonstrate
the qualification of design and performance, as meeting all specified
requirements, and to ensure that the flight hardware is free from workmanship
defects and acceptable for flight.
This Standard applies to all space products and in particular to launch vehicles,
transfer vehicles, re‐entry vehicles, spacecraft, space station, landing probes and
rovers, sounding rockets, payloads and instruments.
This standard may be tailored for the specific characteristics and constraints of a
space project in conformance with ECSS‐S‐ST‐00.