The NASA JPL recommended approach to SW development (PDF) is "oldie but goldie" and stated as consistent with NASA/GSFC standards:
Quoting:
"Guidelines for an organized, disciplined approach to software development that is based on studies conducted by the Software Engineering Laboratory (SEL) since 1976 are presented.
It describes methods and practices for each phase of a software development life cycle that starts with requirements definition and ends with acceptance testing.
For each defined life cycle phase, guidelines for the development process and its management, and for the products produced and their reviews are presented.
Documentid 19930009672"
