Independent Verification and Validation Facility
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The Independent Verification and Validation Facility is a NASA center dedicated to rigorously assessing and ensuring the reliability, safety, and quality of critical spaceflight software and systems.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA facility
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research and development center ⓘ software assurance facility ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
ground systems software
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mission operations software ⓘ spacecraft flight software ⓘ spaceflight systems ⓘ |
| client |
NASA flight projects
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NASA mission directorates ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| domain |
aerospace software
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space exploration ⓘ |
| field |
software assurance
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software engineering ⓘ software validation ⓘ software verification ⓘ systems engineering ⓘ |
| focus |
critical spaceflight software
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independent verification and validation of software ⓘ mission-critical systems ⓘ risk reduction for NASA missions ⓘ software quality assurance ⓘ software reliability ⓘ software safety ⓘ |
| goal |
detect software defects early
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improve mission safety ⓘ improve mission success probability ⓘ provide independent technical insight ⓘ |
| locatedIn | West Virginia ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
NASA
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surface form:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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| operatorAbbreviation | NASA ⓘ |
| purpose |
assess quality of NASA mission software
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assess reliability of NASA mission software ⓘ assess safety of NASA mission software ⓘ provide independent analysis of software and systems ⓘ support high-risk and high-value NASA missions ⓘ |
| responsibility |
evaluate compliance with safety standards
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evaluate compliance with software requirements ⓘ identify software-related mission risks ⓘ recommend risk mitigations for software and systems ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
formal reviews
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independent analysis ⓘ rigorous testing ⓘ software hazard analysis ⓘ |
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