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Frequently Asked Questions
What is ESCIES?
ESCIES is the European Space Components Information Exchange System. It is an online library contributed to, and used by, European space industries and agencies.
Who runs ESCIES?
ESCIES is run on behalf of the Space Components Steering Board (SCSB) by the European Space Agency.
Where is ESCIES?
The ESCIES web server is physically located at ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands.
How is ESCIES pronounced?
ESCIES is pronounced "ESS-KEYS".
What browsers does ESCIES support?
ESCIES does not in general 'support' particular browsers. The site is best viewed in a browser that supports web standards, i.e. almost any browser recently released such as Mozilla, Firefox, Netscape, Internet Explorer, Safari or Opera. A separate or plugin PDF Viewer is also required.
New pages are checked for compatability with current versions of Internet Explorer and Firefox.
How do I find information in ESCIES?
You can browse through the menu choices and follow the links to specific data items or you can search using the ESCIES search engine. Either enter a term in the search window at the top of the screen and press go or just press go to reach the Search page which provides additional search options. You can also search ESCIES using an external search engine e.g. Google, Yahoo etc. by including "site:escies.org" after your search term.
Can you send me information on component 'XYZ' OR a quotation for component 'XYZ' OR samples of component 'XYZ?'
If you send this as a feedback to the webmaster the answer is 'no' and no acknowledgement will be provided. Such feedback may only be sent to those component manufacturers with a chief inspector or a commercial contact listed. See the ESCC QPL section. See also the manufacturer list in the EPPL section where web site links are provided.
It doesn't work!!!
If a page does not display as you expected it to, please send a feedback note to the webmaster describing the problem. Please include information such as the URL of the affected page, URL of the referring page, time and date of occurrence or anything you think may help the webmaster identify and solve the problem.
How are escies.org and spacecomponents.org related?
ESCIES is a resource for 'finished' space component data originating from European space agencies and industry.
Spacecomponents.org is the home of the ESCC (European Space Component Coordination) and is publishing documents and procedures plus it reports on work in progress. Results from work in progress will be added to ESCIES.
What is ESCC Qualification?
It constitutes a public recognition of the suitability to use a component in ESA space systems. The ESA certification' scope may include individual part numbers or a broad domain of processes and operations geared towards the supply of space components.
ESCC Qualification is a status given to standard electronic components which are manufactured under controlled conditions by qualified component Manufacturers, and which have shown to meet all the requirements of the relevant ESCC specifications.
See examples of ESCC Qualifications at: https://escies.org/webdocument/showArticle?id=119&groupid=6
What does ESCC Qualification add to an excisting product?
Achieving ESCC Qualification for a component makes it automatically eligible for selection as a preferred choice for all space projects based on the ECSS space standards. Most European space satellite projects and Prime contractor standards make the ECSS system applicable to their activities.
In addition, the ESCC system for space components is well known beyond Europe. Several European manufacturers have already found success in the Asian and American markets for their space parts. Their customers in those markets naturally rely on their ESCC qualification status as a guarantee of reliability and product assurance.
For the components manufacturers ESCC provides a recognized set of technical and quality requirements and the means to verify compliance in an objective and impartial manner. Qualified manufacturers also benefit from international recognition and their preferential status in line with space Class1 policies.
How does ESCC Qualification work?
The access to qualification is open to all European component manufacturers. The process has to be managed by the manufacturer but shall be run, from the beginning, with the supervision and partnership of a National Space SGency and/ or ESA. Achieving ESCC qualification requires to define the scope of the actual certification, to verify by test the performance of the selected components or test vehicles and to achieve a satisfactory level of documentation of production and test activities. An agencies' audit of the manufacturing and test facilities is also part of the qualification process.
What are the requirements of ESCC Qualification?
All the requirements applicable to an ESCC Qualification have to be described in ESCC specifications. This applies to the methodology of qualification, the testing and inspection criteria defined for the general technology (the component familiy: capacitors, transistors, connectors, etc)
How can I find out more about ESCC Qualification?
The whole process is described in ESCC specifications. All specifications are publicly available at https://escies.org
ESA offers ESCC training sessions at least once per year at its establishment in ESTEC. Attending the ESCC TRaining session is a good start
ESA can offer individual advise and guidance on the use of the ESCC system of specifications and on the route of access to ESCC Qualification. Just drop us an email at: Secretariat@escies.org
Disclaimer
All information is provided "as is," there is no warrantly that the information is correct or suitable for any purpose, either implicit or explicit.
This document may be redistributed, in electronic or hardcopy format, provided that the document and this notice remain intact. This document may not under any circumstance be sold or distributed for compensation of any kind without the prior written permission of the ESCIES Secretariat.
