Description of Driving Event:
Potential Unauthorized Access to Checkout and Launch Control System (CLCS)
Lesson(s) Learned:
Present plans depend on human procedures to achieve lockout to prevent inadvertent or unauthorized access to actual hardware when using the new Checkout and Launch Control System (CLCS).
Recommendation(s):
NASA should use a computerized authorization to achieve lockout of commands to actual hardware from anyone not authorized to issue such a command in CLCS.
Evidence of Recurrence Control Effectiveness:
NASA concurs with the ASAP recommendation. The CLCS Project will undertake a study with the Shuttle engineering community to determine how these lockouts could be implemented. The results will include a preliminary set of requirements for CLCS and other systems, such as the Shuttle Data Center and Simulation Systems, an operational risk assessment for implementing these changes, and a rough order of magnitude cost assessment for implementing these changes. The study will be completed in a timely manner so that implementation can be accomplished in time to avoid extensive revalidation of CLCS application software. Progress reports will be presented to the ASAP during their CLCS review meetings.
Documents Related to Lesson:
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Mission Directorate(s):
- Space Operations
- Exploration Systems
Additional Key Phrase(s):
- Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel
- Computers
- Policy & Planning
- Risk Management/Assessment
- Security
- Software
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