Classical reports of software engineering (1)

In 1996, Charles Fishman wrote an influential article for FastCompany about the NASA shuttle software group: They write the right stuff

The article is enlightening in many ways. If you're serious about quality software, you will love it.

Fishman wrote a more engineering-centered follow-up in 2007 called To The Moon! (In a Minivan).

It's interesting to read how NASA adapts Google's approach to use off-the-shelf components.