The development of spacecraft loads, design and test philosophies at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) during the past 25 years is presented. Examples from the JPL's Viking, Voyager and Galileo spacecraft are used to explain the changes in philosophy necessary to meet the program requirements with a reduction in cost and schedule. Approaches to validate mathematical models of large structures which can't be ground tested as an overall system because of size and/or adverse effects of terrestrial conditions such as gravity are presented.


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    Title :

    Spacecraft load, design and test philosophies


    Contributors:
    Wada, B. K. (author)


    Publication date :

    1986-04-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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