Adele Goldberg
Pages 856-857
Robert L. Ashenhurst
Pages 859-862
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has recently passed a resolution opposing “continuing governmental efforts to restrict the communication or publication of unclassified research.” This statement
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Rosalie Steier
Pages 863-864
Jon Bentley
Pages 865-873
Alfred Spector, David Gifford
Pages 872-900
To provide the autonomy needed by low, earth-orbiting satellites, NASA's first standard on-board processor requires changing only interfacing hardware from mission to mission.
Charles E. Trevathan, Thomas D. Taylor, Raymond G. Hartenstein, Ann C. Merwarth, William N. Stewart
Pages 902-913
The development of Space Shuttle software posed unique requirements above and beyond raw size (30 times larger than Saturn V software), complexity, and criticality.
William A. Madden, Kyle Y. Rone
Pages 914-925
PASS, perhaps the most complex flight computer program ever developed, epitomizes the benefits to be gained by establishing a well-structured system architecture at the front end of the development process
Gene D. Carlow
Pages 926-936
DARTS—a design method for real-time systems—leads to a highly structured modular system with well-defined interfaces and reduced coupling between tasks.
H. Gomaa
Pages 938-949
A system that prevents illicit duplication of proprietary software is suggested. It entails the customization of the programs for each computer by encryption. The use of a public key cryptogram for this purpose means that anyone …
Tim Maude, Derwent Maude
Pages 950-959
