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NASA refines shock and vibration analysis for spacecraft
NASA is improving shock and vibration analysis to assess the forces spacecraft face during launch. Rockets experience intense shaking and flexing as they ascend, and delicate scientific instruments aboard spacecraft must withstand those conditions. Before liftoff, NASA engineers work to predict how these stresses will affect each part of a spacecraft.
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What to know
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Rockets undergo intense vibration, shaking and flexing during ascent.
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Before launch, NASA engineers predict how stresses will affect individual spacecraft components.
Why it matters
These analyses help assess the launch stresses that spacecraft and their delicate scientific instruments must withstand.
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