Flight Qualification

To flight-qualify is to take a product, process, or material and test it in order to prove that it will withstand the environment of aerodynamic or space flight.^[1] This process can include the following tests and processes:

parts screening
thermal test^[2]
vacuum test
vibration test or modal testing
material analysis

A flight qualification can include a test in the actual desired environment.^[3]

References

↑ PNNL S&E - Electronics Testing for Flight Qualification (32)
↑ "Qualification of Copper Water Heat Pipes for Space Application - U.S. Naval Research Laboratory". Nrl.navy.mil. 2010-02-01. http://www.nrl.navy.mil/content.php?P=04REVIEW153. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
↑ Press Release Source: Starsem Posted Monday, May 21, 2001 (2001-05-21). "1658th successful launch of Soyuz. In flight qualification of Soyuz/ST engines | SpaceRef - Your Space Reference". SpaceRef. http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=4901. Retrieved 2013-07-31.

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[1] PNNL S&E - Electronics Testing for Flight Qualification (32)

[2] "Qualification of Copper Water Heat Pipes for Space Application - U.S. Naval Research Laboratory". Nrl.navy.mil. 2010-02-01. http://www.nrl.navy.mil/content.php?P=04REVIEW153. Retrieved 2013-07-31.

[3] Press Release Source: Starsem Posted Monday, May 21, 2001 (2001-05-21). "1658th successful launch of Soyuz. In flight qualification of Soyuz/ST engines | SpaceRef - Your Space Reference". SpaceRef. http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=4901. Retrieved 2013-07-31.