Failure analysis is the scientific process of determining the root cause of a failure. It is often related to equipment ...

“Due to the complicated nature and multi-cause origin of VSR failures, Phase 3 focused on the investigation of its contributing factors through Finite Element Analysis (FEA),” FRA said. “This included ...

As SpaceX gears up for the ninth test flight of its super-heavy Starship launch vehicle, the company has released findings ...

Tools of the trade In failure analysis labs, trained detectives use multiple physical, electrical, and chemical means of investigation to decipher the exact location and degree to which a defect ...

The 24-page document outlines the investigation and cause of the March 2024 blast that killed a 78-year-old woman. The explosion was first reported around 6 a.m. on Wednesday, March 20 at the home ...

The FAA, which licenses commercial launch operations in the United States, said in a statement Friday a joint failure investigation ... doubt they will arrive at a cause quickly and ensure the ...

The Yukon government has appointed a trio of experts to look into the cause and factors behind the heap leach failure at Victoria Gold's Eagle mine earlier this summer. The three-person ...

“It is a structural failure. There should be very, very little maintenance to an aluminum gangway like that, but we’ll see what the investigation unfolds,” Georgia Department of Natural ...

and there's no indication anyone did anything intentional to cause the explosion." Morrow cautioned that the investigation isn't yet complete but said the data analysis "definitively" allows ...