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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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