MIL-STD-1540 Product Verification Requirements For, Launch, Upper Stage, And Space VehiclesThis standard establishes the environmental and structural ground testing requirements for launch vehicles, upper-stage vehicles, space vehicles, and for their subsystems and units.

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Type of Subsystem

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Electrical and Electronic

Antenna

MMA

Solar

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Battery

Propulsion

Pressure Vessel or Component

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Tubing

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Ordnance

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-  Wrong or No Procedure

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-  Incomplete Procedure

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-  Defective Test Equipment

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-  Test Equipment Failure/Anomaly

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-  Wrong Fixtures

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-  Over/Under Torqued Bolts

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-  Inadequate Instrumentation

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-  Operator Error

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-  Excessive Testing

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•  Repair, Rework and Retest

-  Ad Hoc Procedures

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-  Excessive Rework

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-  Excessive Retest

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-  Excessive Heat/Soldering /Welding

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-  Collateral Damage

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•  Inexperienced Personnel

-  Manufacturing

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-  Handling

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-  Assembly

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-  Integration

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-  Testing

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