Crosslink Fall 2007

Mission Assurance: A Back-to-Basics Approach

Volume 8, Number 2 (Fall 2007)


From the President's Desk

Headlines

Profile

Allyson D. Yarbrough

Profile

The Embedded Program Office

The Role of Independent Assessments for Mission Readiness

Independent teams̬once viewed as costly and time-consuming—play a vital role in helping to ensure mission success.

A Mission Assurance Toolbox

Aerospace has developed a suite of specialized tools that facilitate technical analysis and program assessment in support of mission success.

The Mission Assurance Guide: System Validation and Verification to Achieve Mission Success

Aerospace has codified a set of core processes and supporting disciplines to ensure successful development, deployment, and operation of space systems ranging in type and complexity.

Learning from Other People's Mistakes

Most satellite mishaps stem from engineering mistakes. To prevent the same errors from being repeated, Aerospace has compiled lessons that the space community should heed.

A Program for Success: The Aerospace Role in Software Assurance

Aerospace works to ensure that mission assurance is a component of every phase of software development.

Mission Assurance: A Human-Rated Space Perspective

Aerospace has a long history of working with NASA on mission assurance initiatives for humans as they venture into space.

Battery Testing and Assessment to Promote Mission Assurance

Aerospace expertise in diverse cell chemistries and technologies has helped resolve numerous issues with launch and space system batteries.

The Space Quality Improvement Council

The national security space community has embraced cooperation and collective action as the best way to meet the mission assurance challenges faced by all.

Research Horizons

Miniature Space-Weather Instrumentation

Bookmarks

Publications, Papers, and Patents by the Technical Staff

The Back Page

How Did They Do It?

Contributors

Puzzle Key

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