01Definition
Mission assurance is the discipline of making sure a space mission will perform as intended, securely and reliably, across its lifecycle.
Mission assurance sets and verifies the security and resilience requirements a mission has to meet, from design through operation. It is the focus of the space mission assurance specialist role.
02Related terms
- Resilience engineering: Resilience engineering, in the space context, is the practice of designing space systems so they keep operating through failure, interference, and attack.
- Space cybersecurity: Space cybersecurity is the practice of protecting space systems, across the space, ground, link, and user segments, from cyber threats.
03Learn more
See space cybersecurity, operations and resilience for how these terms fit together, or browse the full glossary.