May 2018
Space safety – the problem with dual hatting
... What is most telling is the NASA attitude towards safety regulation as the project progresses from design to implementation. As ‘ESD enterprise moves from the design/development phase of the programme to the integration and test phase, we anticipate...
April 2025
Spacecraft anomalies and insurance losses
...line). However, it was a solar-induced electrostatic discharge (ESD) to the harness that caused the explosion. More recently, ...it would not be surprising if the same design issue/ESD event combination was the cause. The first satellite mission ...
