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NASA-LLIS-0595

Lessons Learned – Misapplication of Heritage Systems, Subsystems and Validation Tools on the Lewis Spacecraft

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Organization: NASA
Publication Date: 13 July 1998
Status: active
Page Count: 2
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Description of Driving Event:

The Lewis implementation had a flawed attitude control system (ACS) design and simulation deriving from technically invalid application of a design from an earlier mission. This misapplication ultimately led to the spacecraft failure when the system encountered an untested instability during a "safe hold."

Document History

NASA-LLIS-0595
July 13, 1998
Lessons Learned – Misapplication of Heritage Systems, Subsystems and Validation Tools on the Lewis Spacecraft
Description of Driving Event: The Lewis implementation had a flawed attitude control system (ACS) design and simulation deriving from technically invalid application of a design from an earlier...
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