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Erika Alvarez discusses the 'test like you fly' engineering philosophy at NASA.

The “test like you fly” approach is an engineering philosophy that means testing hardware, software, and flight operations as close to reality as possible. Erika Alvarez, deputy director of NASA's Space Systems Department, explains.

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Guest: Erika Alvarez

Topics covered

• engineering philosophy
• testing
• space systems
• hardware
• software
• flight operations

Keywords

• test like you fly
• engineering
• NASA
• space systems
• hardware testing
• software testing
• flight operations

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Organizations: NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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