Describe the systems engineering process as brought forward by the Defense Acquisition University. Where in the life cycle of a systerm is this specific process most useful? ) As was stated in the Executive Summary, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) program had many contrasts and similarities with other large defense contract programs. What were the primary differences and similarities? 2) NASA implemented a different R&D/Acquisition philosophy than what was currently being adopted in the DoD (i.e. DoD 5000) at the time. Please discuss the differences and the primary motivation for this deviation. 3) 4) Were requirements clearly understood at the beginning or did requirements evolve? a. Who or what drove initial (i.e. pre-concept development) requirements? How do the expected requirements stated for the concept development phase, given in Table 3-2, relate to what was expected initially AND how did these requirements b. evolve post-concept development? Were those "hard" requirements? 5) Who were the primary R&D, production and support stakeholders for the HST program and 6) NASA split the planning and operations of the HST into two separate organizations (STSc and 2) The HST launched with an undetected error in the primary mirror. Was the failure to detect what role did they play? STOCC). What was the rational for this decision and was it effective? the error due to failures in design, manufacturing, or validation and verification? How did t he proposed testing regimen mask the detection of the defects in the a. primary mirror