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Rocket Man Blog: Handcrafted Spacecraft: "Chris Hall from Spacecraft discusses how critical good soldering is in spacecraft construction. My brother has worked on satellite electrical systems and he was appalled at the lack of craftsmanship on the satellites he worked on. Good soldering is an art and must be learned thru training and practice. Unfortunately, a lot of companies do not spend the time to have their senior techs teach their junior techs how to do it properly.

However, due to a recent failure of their HII-A rocket, The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has decided to utilize the expertise of retired craftsman to teach their younger techs how to solder properly.
The craftsmen are no longer in active work but the agency asked them to offer their expertise to skilled workers so the techniques can be handed down to posterity."

jaynote: Thankx Dad, for leading the 4-H club where you taught us how to make good soldered connections, and why it was important.

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