The production of failure-free hardware is discussed. The elements required to achieve such hardware are: technical expertise to design, analyze, and fully understand the design; use of high reliability parts and materials control in the manufacturing process; and testing to understand the system and weed out defects. The durability of the Hughes family of satellites is highlighted.


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    Title :

    Reliability achievement in high technology space systems


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    Publication date :

    1981-03-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English