The Independent Readiness Team (IRRT) of SMC

Abstract

The Independent Readiness Review Team (IRRT) performs risk assessment of space launch missions and reports findings in pre-launch reviews to SMC Leadership. To date, the IRRT has performed reviews on the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Atlas V and Delta IV boosters, Heritage boosters such as Titan II, Delta II and Minotaur, and payloads including DSP, GPS, SBIRS, DMSP, Milstar, AEHF , WGS and selected space test programs. Since the inception of the IRRT, SMC has experienced an unprecedented 46 straight mission successes in a row.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 14, 2006
Accession Number
ADA466834

Entities

People

  • Bernie Schwartz
  • David P. Moore
  • Thomas A. Freitag

Organizations

  • Space Systems Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Contractors
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Families (Human)
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Launch Vehicles
  • Lessons Learned
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Ratings
  • Risk
  • Risk Analysis
  • Software Development
  • Standards
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Business Analytics
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.

Technology Areas

  • Space