Table of Contents
Introduction

1. Scope and objective
   1.1 Scope
   1.2 Objective

   General reference information

   2.1 Related documents

   2.2 Electrical connector categories

   2.3 NASA approved parts

   Environmental category definitions

   3.1 Industry environmental definitions

   3.2 Military environmental definitions

   3.3 Space environmental definitions

   General requirements

   4.1 Design requirements

   4.2 Prohibitions

   Test procedures, conditions, and screening requirements

   5.1 Visual and dimensional inspection (all types)

   5.2 Durability

   5.3 Mating and unmating forces / coupling torque (all types)

   5.4 Contact insertion release and removal forces (non-hermetic: C&D)

   5.5 Dielectric withstanding voltage (all types)

   5.6 Insulation resistance (all types)

   5.7 Contact retention (crimp removable types)

   5.8 Contact resistance (all hermetic types)

   5.9 Contact engagement and separation forces (all types except RF)

   5.10 Humidity cycling

   5.11 Mechanical shock(specified pulse for all types)

   5.12 Materials tests: flammability, odor, toxicity (non metal shell)

   5.13 Thermal vacuum outgassing (all types)

   5.14 Vibration (all types)

   5.15 Thermal cycling (all types)

   5.16 Salt spray corrosion(all non-gold plated types)

   5.17 Magnetic permeability (types: D)

   5.18 Insert retention(types: C, D and M)

   5.19 Air leakage (hermetic types: C, D and RF)

   5.20 Low level contact resistance (types: M and P)

   5.21 Crimp tensile strength (Types: M and P)

   5.22 Maintenance aging(non-hermetic types: C and D)

   5.23 Resistance to solder heat(types: D and M)

   5.24 Solderability (types: D and M)

   5.25 Impact(special cases, C type only)

   5.26 Shell-to-shell conductivity (C type only)

   5.27 EMI shielding (C type only)

   5.28 Firewall protection (C type only)

   5.29 Ozone (C type only)

   5.30 Atomic oxygen (non-metal shell types: D, M and P)

   5.31 Contact pin strength(D type only)

   5.32 Cable retention(D type only)

   5.33 Residual magnetism (D type only)

   5.34 RF insertion loss(RF type only)

   5.35 VSWR (RF type only)

   5.36 Coupling proof torque (RF type only)

   5.37 Corona (RF type only)

   5.38 Flammability (all non-metal shell types)

   5.39 UV weathering (All non-metal shell types

   Test tables for cross referencing

   Table 3: Screen test requirement vs. environmental category

   Table 4: Screen test vs. connector type

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