![A tiny representation of the sun sneaks through between a truss-based radiator panel and a primary solar array panel on the Earth-orbiting International Space Station in this photograph taken by one of the Expedition 38 crew members on Jan. 2, 2014. Clouds over Earth and the blackness of space share the background scene.](https://appel.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/ISS-sun-peeks-through.jpg)
By Haley Stephenson A smartphone app set the tempo for a fix to bring the International Space Station (ISS) back online after a thermal system failed.
By Haley Stephenson A smartphone app set the tempo for a fix to bring the International Space Station (ISS) back online after a thermal system failed.
By Matthew Kohut and Haley Stephenson Need to understand something about engine cutoff sensors, the physiological impact of extended stays in low-Earth orbit, or how to drive a rover on Mars? That kind of specialized expertise exists at NASA, and often nowhere else.
By Haley Stephenson Using a wiki platform, the NASA Software Engineering Working Group has set a new precedent for collaboratively authoring, reviewing, and enabling interactivity for handbooks at NASA.
By Haley Stephenson Collaborative problem solving, a jumper lead, and a toothbrush turned around an unsuccessful late-August spacewalk.
By Haley Stephenson The Bloodhound Supersonic Car aims to set a new land-speed record and a new standard for openness in projects.
By Haley Stephenson Opening the International Space Station under normal circumstances is challenging. Doing it during the third-costliest hurricane to hit the United States is another story.
By Haley Stephenson To a rocket scientist, you are a problem. You are the most irritating piece of machinery he or she will ever have to deal with. You and your fluctuating metabolism, your puny memory, your frame that comes in a million different configurations. You are unpredictable. You’re inconsistent. You take weeks to […]
By Haley Stephenson For Tom Moser, getting the first shuttle off the ground took more than technical know-how.