Founded in 1999, Baltimore-based MSI-DFAT Services, LLC invented Direct Field Acoustic Testing and builds the portable systems used to qualify spacecraft and other aerospace hardware for launch noise. Its modular equipment is manufactured in-house, while its engineering crews can bring complete test setups to a customer’s facility or launch site. The company reports more than 25 years in the space industry, over 200 successful acoustic tests, and 16 patents tied to DFAT technology.