Field Notes: Mission Assurance Problem
Field Notes: Mission Assurance Problem
Why timing, context and authority matter as much as accuracy
- Publication:
- Quality Progress
- Date:
- September 2026
- Issue:
- Volume 59 Issue 9
- Pages:
- pp. 51-53
- Author(s):
- Figueroa, Ralph
- Organization(s):
- Lunar Research Initiative
Abstract
This column reframes data integrity as a time-bounded control that governs when data remain decision-worthy. It explains why traditional quality approaches fall short in these environments, and highlights practical signals and safeguards that practitioners can apply to prevent technically correct data from driving unsafe outcomes.
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