NASA TRAINING CENTER, EASTERN REGION, ADDS NEW COURSES
EEE Links -- Vol. 1, No. 3 -- July 1995
by Garry McGuire
NASA Training Center Staff
301-731-8625
garry.mcguire@gsfc.nasa.gov
Surface Mount Technology:
High reliability surface mount technology (SMT) manufacturing has been
added as the newest course offered by the NASA Training Center, Eastern
Region. This course trains personnel how to fabricate or inspect spaceflight
hardware incorporating SMT devices in accordance with NASA Handbook NHB
5300.4(3M), Workmanship Requirements for Surface Mount Technology,
which is expected to be released this Fall. Videotapes, illustrations,
a student workbook, and demonstrations of techniques are used to convey
the underlying theories, approved materials and tools, and step-by-step
procedures necessary to assemble printed wiring assemblies (PWA) representative
of this technology. Designed as a hands-on course, each student will be
required to process their own PWA through the entire fabrication process
as well as pass a written examination of the process requirements. Current
status of training in accordance with the requirements of NHB 5300.4(3A-2),
Requirements for Soldered Electrical Connections, is a prerequisite
for this course.
NHB Familiarization:
Scheduled to be ready this Fall is a course titled "NHB Familiarization".
This 2 or 3 day course will be aimed at project managers, task monitors,
design engineers, and other personnel involved with space flight hardware
fabrication tasks, but may not actually build the hardware. It will be
a limited hands-on course that will touch on the important basics of each
of the disciplines involved with flight hardware manufacturing. Students
will use hand soldering equipment, wire crimping tools, and various inspection
aids resulting in a practical knowledge of how each NASA Handbook contributes
to the reliability of space flight hardware.
Information on these courses can be obtained from the Training Center
Coordinator, Eastern Region. There are many other courses available from
both NASA Training Centers as well. Contact the appropriate Training Center
Coordinator for descriptions, availability, and pricing.
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NASA Training Center, Eastern Region
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Goddard Space Flight Center
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Code 300.1
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Greenbelt, MD 20771
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voice: 301-731-8632
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fax: 301-731-8603
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NASA Training Center, Western Region
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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MS83-204
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4800 Oak Grove Drive
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Pasadena, CA 91109
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voice: 818-354-6730
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fax: 818-393-0090
