ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 16290 First edition 2013-11-01 Space systems Definition of the Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs) and their criteria of assessment Systemes spatiaux - Definition des Niveaux de Maturité de la Technologie (NMT) et de leurs criteres d'evaluation Reference number IS0 16290:2013(E) @ IS0 2013 copyrighted by UNE, C/ Genova., 6. 28004 Madrid, Spain (all rigl d):Wed Feb 14 05:40:50 UTC 2024 Downloaded/printed for Georgia Institute of Technologv. This standard provided bv AENOR. No further 1 reproductions authorized. IS0 16290:2013(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT ISO 2013 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or posting on the internet or an intranet, without prior written permission. Permission can be requested from either ISO at the address below or ISO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56 : CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel.+ 4122 749 0111 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland ii @ IS0 2013 - All rights reserved @ copyrighted by UNE, C/ Genova, 6. 28004 Madrid, Spain (all rights reserved); Wed Feb 14 05:40:50 UTC 2024 Downloaded/printed for Georgia Institute of Technoloev. This standard provided bv AENOR. No further reproductions authorized. IS0 16290:2013(E) Contents Page Foreword iv Introduction V 1 Scope 1 2 Terms and definitions 1 3 Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs) 4 3.1 General 4 3.2 TRL 1 - Basic principles observed and reported. 5 3.3 TRL 2 - Technology concept and/or application formulated. 3.4 TRL 3 — Analytical and experimental critical function and/or characteristic proof-of-concept. 6 3.5 TRL 4 Component and/or breadboard functional verification in laboratory environment. .6 3.6 TRL 5 - Component and/or breadboard critical function verification in a relevant environment. 7 3.7 TRL 6 - Model demonstrating the critical functions of the element in a relevant environment. 8 3.8 TRL 7 Model demonstrating the element performance for the operational environment. .9 3.9 TRL 8 Actual system completed and accepted for flight ("flight qualified") .9 3.10 .10 Summary table ..10 Bibliography .12 @iso n2.cAll rightsceserved ii n (all rights re crved): Wed Feb 14 05:40:50 UTC 2024 Downloaded/printed for Georgia Institute of Technologv. This standard provided bv AENOR. No further reproductions authorized