BS EN 16602-70-16:2021

What is BS EN 16602-70-16 about? 

BS EN 16602 discusses adhesive bonding for spacecraft and launcher applications in space engineering. 

BS EN 16602-70-16 is the sixteenth sub-part of the seventieth part of a multi-part series that specifies the generic verification for all types of adhesive bonding for space applications including evaluation phases. 

BS EN 16602-70-16 covers all aspects of the adhesive bonding lifetime such as assembly, integration and testing, on-ground acceptance testing, storage, transport, prelaunch, launch, and in-flight environments. 

Note: BS EN 16602-70-16 does not cover requirements for: 

• Adhesive bonding used in EEE mounting on printed circuit boards 
• Adhesive bonding used in hybrid manufacturing 
• Adhesive bonding for cover-glass on solar cell assemblies 
• Design of adhesive joints 
• Long term storage and long-term storage sample testing 
• Performance of adhesive bonds 
• Functional properties of adhesive joints 
• Co-curing processes 
• Life-time ageing prediction, neither on the ground (humidity) nor in-orbit (thermal cycling) 

Who is BS EN 16602-70-16 for? 

BS EN 16602-70-16 on adhesive bonding for spacecraft and launcher applications is applicable to: 

• Manufacturers of space applications 
• Manufacturers of launcher applications 
• Manufacturers of aerospace materials 
• Aerospace and defense industries 
• Testing agencies involved in the inspection of aerospace products 
• Certification bodies 
• Aerospace quality managers 
• Aerospace technical specialists 

Why should you use BS EN 16602-70-16? 

Adhesives are widely used on spacecraft applications because of their several properties. All the adhesives used in spacecraft must be validated before the selection of appropriate adhesives and their behavior in the space environment be evaluated.  

BS EN 16602-70-16 assists space agencies and industries in enabling the validation of adhesives and verification of the adhesive bonding process at an early stage of a program’s lifetime. BS EN 16602-70-16 provides you with the characteristics and properties of the adhesive to select the appropriate adhesive. BS EN 16602-70-16 also assists in the standardization of the verification processes for adhesives and adhesive bonding across the space industry. 

By adopting BS EN 16602-70-16, you can demonstrate the reliability of your adhesives, and enhance value across the supply chain, to ultimately improve the operational efficiency of the end-product application.