Spacecraft and Satellites are expensive, and once in orbit they cannot be fixed. This is why they must be tested thoroughly before they are sent into space. During the various phases of its development spacecraft and satellites and their component parts undergo extensive testing. The majority of ESA spacecraft are tested in the ESTEC Test Centre.
Here's a sound sample of ESA's IXV spaceplane (compare http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Launchers/IXV) being exposed to the severe vibration experienced during take-off, simulated by ESA ESTEC Test Centre's shaker tables.
See also http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2014/07/Measuring_ESA_s_IXV_spaceplane
The sample is a completetely unedited and in original length.
Credit: ESA - European Space Agency, ESTEC, CC BY-SA IGO 3.0
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