Project Overview:
Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission (STS-125 HST-SM4)

Customer:
Orbital Sciences Corp. at NASA GSFC

Services Performed:
PEI provided design, analysis, and test support for major flight components

Structural Analysis:

• Generated Finite Element Models (FEMs) as required on various hardware items
• Detailed Analysis of connections and other components as required on various hardware items
• Fracture analysis of all structural components as required
• Fail-Safe analysis for applicable components and fastener patterns
• Engineering Design support as required to provide design and detailed manufacturing drawings for new hardware
• Development of weekly status reports for the various activities
• Generation of analysis reports for all completed structural analysis tasks