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Northrop Wins NASA Task Order for Software Assurance of the Mars Science Laboratory |
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MCLEAN, Va., June 27, 2006/Satnews Daily/ — The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded Northrop Grumman Corp. (NYSE:NOC) a task order to independently verify and validate mission-critical software on the Mars Science Laboratory.
Independent verification and validation (IV&V) is a systems-engineering process applied throughout the software-development lifecycle to verify the system does what it was designed to do, and validate that it meets NASA's objectives. Northrop’s Information Technology sector will help the NASA Independent Verification & Validation facility refine and apply IV&V processes and technology to increase reliability and reduce problems with mission critical software systems on the Mars Science Laboratory.
The Mars Science Laboratory is intended to be the first planetary mission to explore the Martian surface for signs of microbial life.
Northrop will help NASA reach this goal by certifying the software is compliant with NASA development plans, standards, procedures and specifications. This will help correct errors early in the software development lifecycle and can help reduce costs and development time.
Northrop was one of two companies awarded a NASA IV&V indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract in June 2005. Work on the Mars Science Laboratory task order will be done through February 2010.
Northrop’s teammates on the task order include KeyLogic Systems, Morgantown, W.Va. and Mountain States Information Systems, Elkins, W.Va. Work on the task order will be done in Fairmont, W.Va. and Pasadena, Calif.
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