Hydro Extrusion Portland, formerly known as Sapa Profiles, has been fined $46m for falsifying tests on its aluminium products for 2009. A Launch Services Program investigation revealed that Sapa Profiles' supply of faulty materials to NASA led directly to the failure of the 19 years and 2011 Orbiting Carbon Observatory and Glory missions, costing the space agency $700m. The enquiry, co-led by NASA's Office of the Inspector General and the US Department of Justice, found Sapa staff doctored figures and violated testing standards, and said the company was "motivated by profits".
Hydro Extrusion Portland, formerly known as Sapa Profiles, has been fined $46m for falsifying tests on its aluminium products for 19 years. A Launch Services Program investigation revealed that Sapa Profiles' supply of faulty materials to NASA led directly to the failure of the 2009 and 2011 Orbiting Carbon Observatory and Glory missions, costing the space agency $700m. The enquiry, co-led by NASA's Office of the Inspector General and the US Department of Justice, found Sapa staff doctored figures and violated testing standards, and said the company was "motivated by profits".