<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Paul Graziani</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Commercial-Off-The-Shelf Software Becomes Mission-Critical to Success and Cost-Effective Space Missions</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Information &amp; Security: An International Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">COTS software</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">satellite</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">simulation</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">space surveillance network</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">space-based communications</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1999</style></year></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">3</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">43-55</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Many organizations can no longer afford to develop mission-specific software in-house. Commercial satellite software that can be used for multiple missions is playing a growing, cost-saving role in enabling not only successful but economical space activities. Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software that is stable, accurate, and well-supported is key in all phases of a satellite's life—from pre-launch analyses to ground support through to graveyarding The paper shows the benefit of using COTS software in the big international projects, related to construction of reusable, generic software &quot;building blocks&quot; based on legacy software. In theory, new missions could then select among these building blocks to build systems in an object-oriented manner</style></abstract></record></records></xml>