Vibration strength test system: operational experience and prospects for further development

The paper discusses the principles of the Russian system for assuring the vibration strength of rocket and space hardware, which guarantees reliable resistance of the structures to vibration loads. It covers the role of dynamic simulations within the domain of vibration strength testing problems. Based on the experience of completed projects, it provides practical recommendations for solving these problems. Taking into account the experience of other countries, it outlines the prospects for further development of the system. There has been put together, and is set forward in the paper, a package of problem-solving measures, which need to be implemented to reform the system.