USA personnel have considerable experience leading and participating in flight hardware and ground test failure investigations for flight hardware and certification testing. Engineers have the project management skills to successfully form and lead an integrated team through a comprehensive investigation.

Specific incidents of failure investigations where our personnel were fundamental contributors include hydrogen repressurization Flow Control Valve hardware failures on STS-126, and the STS-125 propellant valve failure investigations and subsequent risk and consequence evaluations for flight safety. Additionally, the Hold Down Post failure was investigated following retainer redesign and redesign testing.

USA personnel have the skills and tools necessary to support an investigation team. From analytical expertise to fault tree and schedule development, USA has the competence required to facilitate a successful investigation.

This highly beneficial skill is widely applicable to commercial industry, Department of Defense, NASA and other organizations engaged with complex systems.