The recently extended mission of NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry "Butch" Wilmore aboard the International Space Station (ISS) highlights the critical importance of thrust validation for space missions. Their prolonged stay, resulting from propulsion issues with the Boeing Starliner spacecraft, underscores the necessity of accurate load cell calibration in ensuring reliable spacecraft propulsion systems. […]
Load Cell Calibration for Rocket Engine Test Accuracy Load cell calibration for rocket engine thrust accuracy is something anyone making rockets should understand. Rocket engine testing represents one of the most critical phases in aerospace engineering, where precision and reliability are paramount. This article explores the fundamentals of load cell calibration for rocket engine thrust […]
High Capacity Force Calibration Above 4.4 MN (1,000,000 lbf) Figure 1 Picture of Morehouse High Capacity Force Calibration 10MN System UCM Using Three Symmetrical Morehouse Load Cells In previous posts, we have discussed ASTM E74 requirements for secondary standards. However, we have not discussed what happens when primary standards cannot calibrate the secondary standards. Such […]
