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A local company, PMI Industries, is now closed. It was an "...aerospace precision machining service, specializing in high-tolerance machining for flight critical aerospace parts used to build space flight vehicles by SpaceX and other Department of Defense aerospace contractors..." An employee, who is now criminally charged, falsified certifications to SpaceX on parts that were used on Falcon rockets.
From Feds: Penn Yan man forged inspection reports for products used by SpaceX | WHAM
Smalley can get up to 10 years and an $250,000 fine.
Another article: Feds: Penn Yan Man forged reports for critical SpaceX rocket parts
From Feds: Penn Yan man forged inspection reports for products used by SpaceX | WHAM
Prosecutors say James Smalley of Penn Yan was employed at PMI Industries in Rochester since March 2017 as a quality assurance engineer. PMI was an aerospace precision machining service that specialized in high-tolerance machining for aerospace parts.
These parts were used in spacecrafts built by SpaceX.
Prosecutors say an independent firm that was contracted to perform quality control assurance for SpaceX found multiple source inspection reports and certifications from PMI had been falsified. They reportedly impacted critical parts used on the Falcon spacecraft.
Additionally, it was determined that 76 individual parts that were never rejected during inspection were still shipped to SpaceX.
Prosecutors say 10 space missions were affected because of parts from PMI, including seven NASA flights, and two U.S. Air Force Missions.
Court papers allege Smalley admitted to forging signatures in order to ship more product. Investigators say he did so under his own direction.
SpaceX went on to terminate its work with PMI. The company, which averaged about $200,000 per month through its contract with SpaceX, was forced to close – causing 35 people to lose their jobs.
These parts were used in spacecrafts built by SpaceX.
Prosecutors say an independent firm that was contracted to perform quality control assurance for SpaceX found multiple source inspection reports and certifications from PMI had been falsified. They reportedly impacted critical parts used on the Falcon spacecraft.
Additionally, it was determined that 76 individual parts that were never rejected during inspection were still shipped to SpaceX.
Prosecutors say 10 space missions were affected because of parts from PMI, including seven NASA flights, and two U.S. Air Force Missions.
Court papers allege Smalley admitted to forging signatures in order to ship more product. Investigators say he did so under his own direction.
SpaceX went on to terminate its work with PMI. The company, which averaged about $200,000 per month through its contract with SpaceX, was forced to close – causing 35 people to lose their jobs.
Smalley can get up to 10 years and an $250,000 fine.
Another article: Feds: Penn Yan Man forged reports for critical SpaceX rocket parts