AEROSPACE REPORT NUMBER: TOR-2010(8591)-20, FLIGHT UNIT QUALIFICATION GUIDELINES(30-JUN-2010)

AEROSPACE REPORT NUMBER: TOR-2010(8591)-20, FLIGHT UNIT QUALIFICATION GUIDELINES(30-JUN-2010)., The qualification of flight units must be appropriately planned and executed in order to ensure that design and/or manufacturing issues are identified early. This minimizes the potential for product delivery delays, increased cost due to flight rework, and at worst, anomalous system behavior or failure during testing at higher levels of assembly and/or on-orbit. This Flight Unit Qualification reference has been generated from industry and government best practices. It provides a recommended qualification process, including defining roles and responsibilities at key milestones.