#4131 NASA Surveillance of Launch Service Provider Software Development
#4131 NASA Surveillance of Launch Service Provider Software Development #4131 Discuss NASA program-level and project-level surveillance (insight/oversight) of launch service providers software development In the context of NASA’s Safety & Mission Assurance (S&MA) and Engineering technical authorities, the approach to monitoring launch service providers—particularly commercial ones like SpaceX, Blue Origin, or ULA—shifted significantly with the move toward Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) and Commercial Crew Programs (CCP) . The strategy balances Oversight (a more traditional, prescriptive "tell me what you're doing and let me approve it" approach) and Insight (a "show me how you do it so I can trust the result" approach). 1. Program-Level Surveillance: Strategy and Risk At the program level (e.g., Launch Services Program (LSP) or Moon to Mars), NASA establishes the Surveillance Plan . This level is less about individual lines of code and more abou...