Goddard Engineering and Technology Directorate

Flight Systems Integration and Test (I&T)

Five engineers working on the Integration of the LRO Avionics Module
Integration of the LRO Avionics Module

Pioneering Integration and Testing for Next-Gen Spacecraft and Payloads

Flight Systems I&T is responsible for leading the integration and test activities for flight science instruments, special payloads, carriers, and spacecraft. Components and/or subsystems are received after completing their respective verification programs, ready for integration into the overall system. The team offers a variety of integration and test services that can be customized to meet customer requirements.

The team provides expert I&T Managers, Test Conductors, and Technicians. The I&T Managers plan and coordinate hardware and software integration and testing activities for the flight system. The I&T Test Conductors perform hardware tests and validate system requirements on the various components and subsystems integrated into the flight system. Additionally, the I&T Technicians support the integration and de-integration of hardware components and deliver testing cables.

Flight Systems I&T will provide fully integrated and tested hardware, along with system coordination for electrical ground system equipment (EGSE) development. This includes integration schedules and flows, test plans and procedures, and ground system displays, scripts, and databases.

Our services include, but are not limited to:

  • Environmental Testing in Conjunction with Environmental Test Engineering and Integration:
    • Shock
    • Vibration
    • Electromagnetic Interference (EMI)/Electromagnetic

Compatibility (EMC)

    • Thermal Vacuum/Balance
    • Mass Property
    • Acoustics
    • Magnetics
  • Flat Sat Integration
  • Laboratories for GSE development and staging
  • ESD-certified laboratory areas for flight hardware
  • build-up or anomaly investigations
  • I&T expertise for proposals, studies, and
  • technical reviews
  • Launch Site Planning
  • Radio Frequency (RF) Compatibility Testing
  • Mission Simulations
  • In-house and Out-of-house Services
  • Low Cost, Branch Hosted, Thermal Vacuum
  • Chamber Testing
  • Electrical Bench Level Testing

Flight Systems Integration and Test (I&T) is managed by ETD’s Electrical Engineering Division (EED). Contact EED for more information.