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Standardization of crewed and uncrewed space systems that include management of space programmes, design, production, verification, launch, operations, maintenance, and disposal of space systems, end user applications and services, and for the environment in which the space programmes operate.

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Sustainable Development Goals

This committee contributes with 291 standards to the following Sustainable Development Goals:

3
Good Health and Well-being
6
Clean Water and Sanitation
7
Affordable and Clean Energy
8
Decent Work and Economic Growth
9
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
10
Reduced Inequalities
11
Sustainable Cities and Communities
12
Responsible Consumption and Production
13
Climate Action
14
Life Below Water
15
Life on Land
195

Published ISO standards *

41

ISO standards under development *

16
Participating members
15
Observing members

* number includes updates

Reference Title Type
ISO/TC 20/SC 14/AG 1   Chair's Advisory Group Working group
ISO/TC 20/SC 14/AG 2   Terminology task force Working group
ISO/TC 20/SC 14/AG 3   STRAG - Reference Architecture Advisory Group Working group
ISO/TC 20/SC 14/WG 1   Design engineering and production Working group
ISO/TC 20/SC 14/WG 2   System requirements, verification and validation, interfaces, integration, and test Working group
ISO/TC 20/SC 14/WG 3   Space Operations Working group
ISO/TC 20/SC 14/WG 4   Space environment (natural and artificial) Working group
ISO/TC 20/SC 14/WG 5   Space System Program Management and Quality Working group
ISO/TC 20/SC 14/WG 6   Materials and processes Working group
ISO/TC 20/SC 14/WG 7   Orbital Debris Working Group Working group
ISO/TC 20/SC 14/WG 8   Downstream space services and space-based applications Working group
Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 20/SC 14

The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 20/SC 14:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
IEC/TC 107 Process management for avionics IEC
ISO/TC 211 Geographic information/Geomatics ISO

 

Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 20/SC 14

ISO/TC 20/SC 14 can access the documents of the committees below:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
IEC/TC 107 Process management for avionics IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7 Software and systems engineering ISO/IEC
ISO/TC 20/SC 13 Space data and information transfer systems ISO
ISO/TC 20/SC 16 Uncrewed aircraft system ISO
ISO/TC 20/SC 18 Materials ISO
ISO/TC 176 Quality management and quality assurance ISO
ISO/TC 197 Hydrogen technologies ISO
ISO/TC 204 Intelligent transport systems ISO
ISO/TC 211 Geographic information/Geomatics ISO
ISO/TC 262 Risk management ISO

 

Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)
Acronym Title Category
ASD-STAN AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe - Standardization A
CCSDS Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems A
COSPAR Committee on Space Research A
ECSS European Cooperation for Space Standardization A
ESA European Space Agency A
IAA - astronautics International Academy of Astronautics A
ITU International Telecommunication Union A
EC - European Commission European Commission B
WCO World Customs Organization B

Organizations in liaison (Category C)

C liaisons participate at the level of a Working Group

Acronym Title Category
EUSPA European Union Agency for the Space Programme C
Date Month Location TC/SC Note
19-23 May 2025 Tsukuba (Japan) ISO/TC 20/SC 14 **

* Information definite but meeting not yet formally convened
** Provisional

ISO/TC 20/SC 14 - Secretariat

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