This Standard specifies: ? Requirements for the following crimping wire connections intended for high reliability electrical connections for use on spacecraft and associated equipment operating under high vacuum@ thermal cycling and launch vibration: - removable contacts@ single wire - removable contacts@ multiple wires - coaxial contacts@ ferrules - lugs and splices. NOTE These are the most commonly used crimping wire connections and are represented in Figure 1-1. ? The general conditions to be met for the approval of connections other than the above mentioned ones. NOTE Additional forms of crimps@ not covered in this standard@ are listed (not exhaustively) in the informative Annex A. ? Product assurance provisions for both the specific and the generic connections mentioned above. ? Training and certification requirements for operators and inspectors (clause 5.5.2)@ additional to those specified in ECSS-Q-ST-20. This standard may be tailored for the specific characteristics and constraints of a space project@ in conformance with ECSS-S-ST-00.