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Approved: 2020-06-10


Measurement System Identification: Not Measurement Sensitive

NASA TECHNICAL STANDARD

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASA-STD-8739.8A


Approved: 2020-06-10
Superseding NASA-STD-8739.8 With Change 1

SOFTWARE ASSURANCE AND SOFTWARE SAFETY STANDARD


APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE – DISTRIBUTION IS UNLIMITED



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DOCUMENT HISTORY LOG

StatusDocument RevisionApproval DateDescription
BaselineInitial2004-07-28Initial Release

12005-05-05Administrative changes to the Preface; Paragraphs 1.1, 1.4, 1.5, 2.1.1, 2.2.2, 3, 5.1.2.3, 5.4.1.1; 5.6.2, 5.8.1.2, 6.7.1.a, 7.3.2, 7.3.3, 7.5, 7.5.1; Table 1; Appendix A; Appendix C to reflect NASA Transformation changes, reflect the release of NASA Procedural Requirements (NPR) 7150.2, NASA Software Engineering Requirements and to make minor editorial changes. Note: Some paragraphs have changed pages as a result of these changes. Only pages where content has changed are identified by change indications.

A2020-06-10The revised document addresses the following significant issues: combined the NASA Software Assurance Standard (NASA-STD-8739.8) with the NASA Software Safety Standard (NASA-STD-8719.13), reduction of requirements, bring into alignment with updates to NPR 7150.2, added a section on IV&V requirements to perform IV&V, and moved guidance text to an Electronic Handbook. This change combines the updates to NASA-STD-8739.8 and the content of NASA-STD-8719.13. The update includes the NASA software safety requirements and cancels NASA-STD-8719.13 standard.






FOREWORD


This NASA Technical Standard is published by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to provide uniform engineering and technical requirements for processes, procedures, practices, and methods that have been endorsed as standard for NASA facilities, programs, and projects, including requirements for selection, application, and design criteria of an item.

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