Reliability-centered maintenance on the Space Shuttle Program

In the USA, there is a corporate commitment to rationally and optimally apply reliability-centered maintenance to all aspects of maintenance on flight hardware, facilities and ground support equipment for the Space Shuttle Program. Towards this end, an RCM functional policy has been developed, and implementation plans, expertise development and consolidation, wide-ranging training of personnel and various RCM pilot demonstration projects are underway. A robust foundation and infrastructure for adopting, applying and continuously improving RCM in all its maintenance activities is being built. This bold, proactive approach to adopting the most progressive maintenance strategies available today is consistent with USA's overall goal to lead the way in safe and economical space exploration.