An Assessment of Space Shuttle flight software development processes / Committee for Review of Oversight Mechanisms for Space Shuttle Flight Software Processes, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee for Review of Oversight Mechanisms for Space Shuttle Software Processes.

Contributor:

Leveson, Nancy.

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee for Review of Oversight Mechanisms for Space Shuttle Software Processes.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Space shuttles--Computer programs.

Space shuttles.

Flight engineering--Data processing.

Flight engineering.

Software engineering--United States.

Software engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Effective software is essential to the success and safety of the Space Shuttle, including its crew and its payloads. The on-board software continually monitors and controls critical systems throughout a Space Shuttle flight. At NASA's request, the committee convened to review the agency's flight software development processes and to recommend a number of ways those processes could be improved. This book, the result of the committee's study, evaluates the safety, oversight, and management functions that are implemented currently in the Space Shuttle program to ensure that the software is of the highest quality possible. Numerous recommendations are made regarding safety and management procedures, and a rationale is offered for continuing the Independent Verification and Validation effort that was instituted after the Challenger Accident.

Contents:

""An Assessment of Space Shuttle Flight Software Development Processes""; ""Copyright""; ""Foreword""; ""Contents""; ""Acronyms and Abbreviations""; ""Executive Summary""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""THE SHUTTLE VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION PROCESS""; ""NASA Guidelines and Standards""; ""Off-Nominal Cases""; ""System-Level Software V&V""; ""The Independence of IV&V""; ""THE SILENT SAFETY PROGRAM REVISITED""; ""Software Safety Standards""; ""Software Safety Procedures""; ""Personnel""; ""System-Safety Organizational Roles and Responsibilities""; ""ORGANIZATIONAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES""

""Documenting the Process""""The Role of Headquarters S&MQ and the Center SR&QA Offices""; ""Community Responsibility""; ""Policies, Guidelines, and Enforcement""; ""FINAL THOUGHTS AND FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS""; ""Contract Reporting Requirements""; ""Organizational Learning""; ""Part 1 Overview And Background ""; ""1 Overview Of The Study ""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""THE COMMITTEE'S TASK""; ""CONTENTS OF THIS REPORT""; ""PREVIOUS STUDIES""; ""THE FLIGHT SOFTWARE CHALLENGE""; ""2 Independent Verification and Validation of Critical Software ""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""ORIENTATION""; ""SCOPE""

""INDEPENDENCE""""IV&V IN THE SHUTTLE PROGRAM""; ""3 The Space Shuttle Flight Software Development Process ""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""THE SOFTWARE""; ""THE PROCESS""; ""Part 2 Findings And Recommendations ""; ""4 The Space Shuttle Flight Software Verification And Validation Process ""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""NASA GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS""; ""OFF-NOMINAL CASES""; ""SYSTEM-LEVEL SOFTWARE V&V""; ""THE INDEPENDENCE OF IV&V""; ""5 The Silent Safety Program Revisited ""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""SOFTWARE SYSTEM-SAFETY""; ""SOFTWARE SAFETY STANDARDS""; ""SOFTWARE SAFETY PROCEDURES""; ""PERSONNEL""

""SYSTEM-SAFETY ORGANIZATIONAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES""""6 Organizational Issues ""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""DOCUMENTING THE PROCESS""; ""ORGANIZATIONAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES""; ""The Role of S&MQ""; ""Community Responsibility""; ""POLICIES, GUIDELINES, AND ENFORCEMENT""; ""7 Final Thoughts And Future Considerations ""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""GATHERING THE LESSONS LEARNED""; ""CONTRACT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS""; ""ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING""; ""ESTABLISHING STATE-OF-THE-ART CAPABILITIES WITHIN NASA""; ""Biographical Sketches Of Committee Members""; ""Bibliography""; ""Published Works""

""Unpublished Works, Presentations, And Informal Documentation""""Appendix A Study Participants""; ""Appendix B Statement Of Task ""; ""COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW OF OVERSIGHT MECHANISMS FOR SPACE SHUTTLE FLIGHT SOFTWARE PROCESSES""; ""Appendix C Interim Report of the Committee for Review of Oversight Mechanisms for Space Shuttle...""; ""INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION FOR SPACE SHUTTLE FLIGHT SOFTWARE""; ""COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW OF OVERSIGHT MECHANISMS FOR SPACE SHUTTLE FLIGHT SOFTWARE PROCESSES""; ""Staff""; ""AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ENGINEERING BOARD""

""Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board Staff""

Notes:

Nancy G. Leveson--Chair.

ISBN:

9786610196517

9781280196515

1280196513

9780309595346

0309595347

9780585098401

0585098409

OCLC:

923265589