Ensuring Reliability in Spacecraft Systems Through Space Environmental Testing
Abstract
Reliability is a primary driver in the design of space systems. Mission assurance depends on accurately anticipating the space environments that the spacecraft will encounter and subjecting flight hardware to rigorous ground-based testing that replicates those environments prior to launch. This article provides an overview of ground-based testing methods and emerging reliability challenges.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Spacecraft Design and Technology
Reliability and Maintenance Optimization
Space Technology and Applications
Publication details
- Journal / source
- IEEE reliability magazine
- Volume
- 3
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 46–51
- Publication date
- 4 February 2026