AEROSPACE REPORT NUMBER: TOR-2006(8506)-4732 (REV. A), SPACE SYSTEM VERIFICATION PROGRAM AND MANAGEMENT PROCESS (30 JUN 2008)

AEROSPACE REPORT NUMBER: TOR-2006(8506)-4732 (REV. A), SPACE SYSTEM VERIFICATION PROGRAM AND MANAGEMENT PROCESS (30 JUN 2008)., It is important for each space system (SS) contractor to establish a distributed-verification program that requires implementation of a standard set of verification management processes at every level of the contracted system. This is to ensure that “system is built right” verification, in requirement, design/analysis, manufacturing, test, and sell-off phases is properly planned and executed at every level of the developing system in order to minimize/avoid costly late changes or post-launch failures. This approach is intended to force each space system contractor to move away from a traditional “centralized verification” approach that tends to lack solid verification at lower levels of system development, such as subsystem and unit development. This document establishes the requirements for the SS verification program and associated management processes specific to the acquisition of a space system that includes all or combinations of the SS, space vehicle/launch vehicle (SV/LV) segment, ground system (GS) segment, and the overall integrated system element as well as their lower-level subsystems, units, and interfaces (IFs). This document is intended for use in the acquisition of space systems. The document supplements the Systems Engineering and Verification standards/requirements cited in the contract proposal or statement of work. No duplicate data item descriptions (DIDs) shall be delivered based on the requirements specified here and in other contractually agreed-upon common documents, such as systems engineering standards, quality assurance, and integration and test. It is important that any such common documents be clearly referenced when they are used to satisfy requirements of this verification plan. 1