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Test Like You Fly

Small Steps, Giant Leaps by Katie Konans

May 27, 202623:31Science & Medicine

The “test like you fly” approach is an engineering philosophy that means testing hardware, software, and flight operations as close to reality as possible. Erika Alvarez, deputy director of NASA's Space Systems Departmen...

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Test Like You Fly is an episode from Small Steps, Giant Leaps by Katie Konans. The “test like you fly” approach is an engineering philosophy that means testing hardware, software, and flight operations as close to reality as possible. Erika...

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Published May 27, 2026, 23:31 long, audio available.

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