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This artist's illustration shows the sky crane maneuver that delivered NASA's Curiosity rover to the surface of Mars in 2012, concluding what is known as the “seven minutes of terror”—the nail-biting descent through the thin Martian atmosphere. Credit: NASA
NASA’s Robust Risk Management Approach Enables Engineers to Address Challenges

Continuous, integrated risk management process enables NASA to develop missions with complex, state-of-the-art engineering systems designed to achieve ambitious science objectives. 

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SPHEREx, an anagram for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer, will create a map of the cosmos like no other. Using a technique called spectroscopy to image the entire sky in 102 wavelengths of infrared light, SPHEREx will gather information about the composition of and distance to millions of galaxies and stars. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/BAE Systems
May 2025 INSIGHT Now Available

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Podcast Episode 154: NASA’s Air Traffic Management-eXploration Project

NASA’s Air Traffic Management-eXploration Project aims to accommodate the growing demand of traditional and emerging aircraft that share the friendly skies. 

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Podcast episode graphic showing the name of the podcast Small Steps Giant Leaps on the left, plus a computer-generated image of Earth. Orbital paths in different colors surround the planet. Credit: NASA
Podcast Episode 151: Designing Missions

NASA’s design labs are where engineers develop concepts for missions and ideas for scientific instruments.

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Illustration showing a flying vehicle, resembling a car with wings and propellers, flying over a cityscape. White text above it shows the episode title and on the left quarter of the image is the podcast title, graphic which features an astronaut leaping from the Moon to Mars, and text that reads Listen Now. Credit: NASA
Podcast Episode 150: Urban Air Taxis

Flying air taxis? NASA is working on it with the Air Mobility Pathfinders Project.

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March 2025 INSIGHT Now Available

Don’t miss the latest issue of INSIGHT, APPEL Knowledge Services’ online publication featuring our new podcast episodes, columns, articles, lessons learned and more. We invite you to read it today on our website.

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Podcast Episode 149: Spacecraft Thermal Blankets

Every spacecraft needs a good blanket — one that can withstand the extreme cold, the Sun’s intense radiation, and impacts from micrometeoroids. At NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Paula Cain is one of the skilled hands behind these essential layers of protection.

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Podcast Episode 148: Celebrating NASA’s Engineers

NASA engineers turn dreams into reality, solving complex challenges to push exploration forward. From landing rovers on Mars to advancing deep space missions, their ingenuity makes it all possible. This episode with Chief Engineer Joe Pellicciotti and Deputy Chief Engineer Katherine Van Hooser celebrates the innovation, dedication, and impact of NASA’s engineering community.

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