Perspectives on NASA flight software development - Apollo, Shuttle, Space StationFlight data systems' software development is chronicled for the period encompassing NASA's Apollo, Space Shuttle, and (ongoing) Space Station Freedom programs, with attention to the methodologies and 'development tools' employed in each case and their mutual relationships. A dominant concern in all three programs has been the accommodation of software change; it has also been noted that any such long-term program carries the additional challenge of identifying which elements of its software-related 'institutional memory' are most critical, in order to preclude their loss through the retirement, promotion, or transfer of its 'last expert'.
Document ID
19910030341
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Garman, John R. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)