Military operations have long spanned multiple environments, but today’s defense strategies increasingly rely on multi-domain operations across air, land, sea, subsea, and space. Platforms operating in these domains are deeply interconnected, and mission readiness often depends on the ability to sustain complex systems long after their original supply chains have changed. When critical parts become obsolete or unavailable, the impact can affect program offices, maintainers, depots, primes, and the broader defense industrial base responsible for keeping these systems operational.
Our “5 Domains” video series explores how Parts Life addresses these sustainment challenges through engineering-driven lifecycle solutions grounded in our 5R framework: Reverse Engineer, Remanufacture, Repair, Recertify, and Replicate. In the opening conversation, founder and CEO Sam Thevanayagam and Business Intelligence Specialist Mya Thevanayagam discuss the meaning behind our tagline, “Obsolescence Solved,” and how our people and processes help restore access to critical components for the U.S. armed forces and allied partners.
Next up: Space. Follow along as we explore each domain and how Parts Life supports sustainment and readiness across today’s multi-domain defense environment.
Space Domain Sustainment
Space operations rely on highly specialized systems that must remain operational over long service lives. Launch infrastructure,telemetry systems, and tracking networks often depend on electronic components and computing technologies developed decades ago. As those technologies age,sustainment teams face a familiar challenge: critical systems must remain operational even when the original electronics, suppliers, or technical data are no longer available.
Parts Life, Inc. supports these missions by addressing electronic obsolescence and DMSMS challenges through reverse engineering,technical data development, and modernization of legacy assemblies. By analyzing existing hardware and recreating the data required to manufacture or upgrade components, our engineering teams help restore capability and maintain operational continuity for systems that support national security missions.
In the space domain, these efforts directly support launch readiness, telemetry, tracking, and the infrastructure required to sustain modern space operations.
Reverse Engineering Electronic Systems for the Eastern Launch and Test Range
One example of this work comes from support provided at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, where Parts Life engineers deployed to address obsolescence challenges affecting the Eastern Launch and Test Range System (LTRS).
The LTRS is responsible for critical launch support functions, including tracking, telemetry, and range safety systems that enable launch operations. Over time, many of the computer and electronic components supporting these systems became obsolete, creating sustainment challenges for the teams responsible for maintaining launch readiness.
Parts Life engineers deployed on-site to reverse engineer obsolete computer and electronic systems, analyzing the existing hardware and developing the technical data required to reproduce and modernize the assemblies. By recreating these components and developing upgraded alternatives, the team restored the functionality of systems that could no longer be supported through the original supply chain.
For the customer, the result was the ability to sustain and modernize critical launch infrastructure without disrupting operational timelines or launch readiness.
In the video below, Business Intelligence Specialist Mya Thevanayagam and Director of Product Chris Fest discuss how this engineering effort supported the Space Force through electronic reverse engineering and technical data development.
Solving DMSMS Challenges for Launch Telemetry and Tracking Systems
Telemetry and tracking systems play a vital role in space launch operations. These systems monitor launch vehicles, transmit flight data,and ensure range safety during launch events. When the electronics supporting these systems become obsolete, mission timelines and operational availability can be affected.
Parts Life addressed these challenges by developing customized obsolescence solutions through on-site reverse engineering.Engineers analyzed outdated computer and electronic systems, identified components that could no longer be sourced, and developed modernized alternatives capable of integrating seamlessly into the existing architecture.
By replacing obsolete technology with newly engineered assemblies, the program regained full system functionality while maintaining compatibility with legacy infrastructure. This approach allowed the Space Force to sustain critical launch support systems without requiring large-scale system replacement.
In the second video, Mya and Chris discuss how Parts Life provides engineering-driven solutions for electronic DMSMS challenges affecting launch telemetry and tracking systems.
Modernizing Legacy Electronic Assemblies at Cape Canaveral
As launch infrastructure continues to age, sustainment teams must maintain systems that were originally designed using technologies that are no longer manufactured. In many cases, these systems remain essential to mission operations even though the electronic components that support them have become obsolete.
At Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Parts Life engineers addressed these challenges by reverse engineering and modernizing legacy electronic assemblies and components. Through detailed analysis of existing systems, the team developed updated designs and technical data that allowed the electronics to be recreated and integrated back into operational platforms.
By restoring capability and modernizing outdated technologies, the program was able to extend the lifecycle of mission-critical systems while maintaining operational availability.
In the final video of the Space Domain series, Mya and Chris discuss how these engineering efforts support sustainment and modernization for systems operating at one of the nation’s most important launch facilities.
Supporting Space Operations Through Engineering and Sustainment
Space missions depend on infrastructure that must operate with precision and reliability. Launch ranges, telemetry networks, and tracking systems all require sustained engineering support as technologies evolve and original components disappear from the supply chain.
Through reverse engineering, electronic modernization, and technical data development, Parts Life helps restore access to the components required to maintain these systems. These solutions enable defense customers to sustain legacy infrastructure, modernize critical electronics, and maintain the operational readiness required for launch and space operations.
From launchpad to orbit, these capabilities help ensure that the systems supporting space missions remain operational, reliable, and ready when needed.
Parts Life, Inc. is a certified AS9100D engineering service provider, manufacturer, and alternate source supplier for DMSMS and obsolete replacement components on military systems and subsystems. Our value-added reverse engineering processes address missing or incomplete technical data needed prior to manufacturing. Services, such as R.O.P.E.® (Rapid Obsolescence Planning and Execution) and 5R® (Reverse Engineering, Remanufacturing, Recertify, Repair, Replicate) deliver manufacturable technical data with source approval to manufacture replacement parts. In our Prototype Integration Facility, parts and components are manufactured and tested for form, fit, and function to ensure each piece meets and surpasses OEM requirements.
