Software development lessons from the apollo program
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This document discusses lessons that can be learned from software development for the Apollo program. Key lessons include handling failures gracefully, thorough testing of code through unit and integration tests, effective teamwork, working closely with users such as astronauts, and managing resources. References are provided for further reading on the history of the Apollo program and its software and guidance systems.
Software development lessons from the apollo program
- 1. S O F T WA R E D E V E L O P M E N T L E S S O N S F R O M T H E A P O L L O P R O G R A M Julian Simioni @juliansimioni
- 6. T E S T I N G • unit tests prove your code • integration tests prove your communication
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- 8. W O R K I N G W I T H U S E R S
- 9. W O R K I N G W I T H U S E R S A S T R O N A U T S
- 10. J U L I A N S I M I O N I @ J U L I A N S I M I O N I H T T P : / / J U L I A N S I M I O N I . C O M
- 11. R E S O U R C E S • Digital Apollo by David Mindell http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Apollo-Human-Machine-Spaceflight/dp/0262516101/ref=sr_1_1? ie=UTF8&qid=1395287844&sr=8-1&keywords=digital+apollo • Journey To The Moon by Eldon Hall http://www.amazon.com/Journey-Moon-Library-Flight-Eldon/dp/156347185X/ref=sr_1_1? ie=UTF8&qid=1395287869&sr=8-1&keywords=eldon+hall • Moonjs Apollo Guidance Computer Simulator http://svtsim.com/moonjs/agc.html • Caltech History of Recent Science & Technology AGC Conferences http://authors.library.caltech.edu/5456/1/hrst.mit.edu/hrs/apollo/public/documents.htm • Tales from the Lunar Module Guidance Computer by Don Eyles http://www.doneyles.com/LM/Tales.html • MIT’s Role in Project Apollo Volume V: The Software Effort http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/science- technology-and-society/sts-471j-engineering-apollo-the-moon-project-as-a-complex-system- spring-2007/readings/1_4_9_mit_role.pdf
- 12. P H O T O C R E D I T S • Earthrise https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NASA-Apollo8-Dec24-Earthrise.jpg • Apollo 17 on the launch pad https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ File:Apollo_17_The_Last_Moon_Shot_Edit1.jpg • Apollo Guidance Computer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Agc_view.jpg • Apollo 11 Lunar Module in Lunar orbit https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/ File:Apollo_11_Lunar_Module_Eagle_in_landing_configuration_in_lunar_orbit_from_the_Comm and_and_Service_Module_Columbia.jpg • F-1 engine testing at Edwards AFB https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:F-1_Engine_Test_Firing.jpg • Mission control after successful Apollo 13 splashdown https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/ File:Mission_Control_celebrates_successful_splashdown_of_Apollo_13.jpg • Apollo 1 crew during water egress training https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ File:Apollo_1_crew_during_water_egress_training,_June_1966.jpg