1NASA supplier test results fraud 19 years? Two satellites worth $700 million failed to launch

The defective aluminum was used to make the Taurus XL rocket, which launched NASA's orbital carbon observation satellite in 2009 and launched in 2011 with a value of US$ 424 million (US$ 6.7). "Glorious" Earth observation satellite. The purpose of launching these two satellites is to collect climate science data by observing the Earth from space. After the accident, NASA and the US Department of Justice found thousands of forged documents during the investigation. They revealed that Sapa Aluminum Profiles, based in Oregon, USA, modified the test results related to the strength and safety of the metal under pressure and issued a false certificate to the above-mentioned rocket manufacturer Orbital Science.