IG Finds Quality Control Flaws With USAF Space Launch Contractors

The U.S. Air Force is clamping down on quality controls among its Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) suppliers after the Pentagon’s inspector general identified 181 nonconformities, including animal feces found near an Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10 engine test stand. Between June 2016 and March 2017...

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