INTRODUCTION TO SPACE PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE: CONCEPTION OF SPL.

Abstract

The Space and Missile Systems Organization (SAMSO) of the Air Force sponsored a study performed by System Development Corporation regarding spaceborne software systems. After extensive analysis of these systems, three primary problems in the software development were found to be: short lead time, communication, and quality assurance. To aid in the resolution of these production problems, a higher-order language which was common to all phases of the production cycle, was recommended as a programming tool. Since no existing language met the space requirements for numerical computation, real-time control, limited storage capacity, and a close integration of assembly language and higher-order language, a new language known as the Space Programming Language (SPL) was developed. The report summarizes the language investigation portion of the Spaceborne Software Systems Study explaining the need for SPL, and the language specification activity. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 11, 1970
Accession Number
AD0711788

Entities

Organizations

  • System Development Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Assembly Languages
  • Computer Programming
  • Corporations
  • Language
  • Lead Time
  • Manufacturing
  • Production
  • Programming Languages
  • Software Development
  • Spaceborne

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Software Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space