In this VPMC session, we visited GRC to focus on three topics: the 9×15 Low Speed Wind Tunnel, the NASA Evolutionary Xenon Thruster – Commercial (NEXT-C) and the Orion European Service Module Integration Office.
Anna McGowan, NASA’s Senior Engineer for Complex Systems Design, discusses the impact of interdisciplinary interactions on mission success.
Anna McGowan, NASA’s Senior Engineer for Complex Systems Design, discusses engineering trends and the impact of rapid technology changes.
Having in-house expertise can be a great advantage to help with problem solving in the manufacturing process when materials are no longer commercially available.
NASA Independent Verification and Validation Program Director Greg Blaney discusses the impact of IV&V on high-profile NASA missions.
Knowledge Inventory contains valuable links to key information.
Learning from failures can help facilitate innovation for technologies that will increase future mission success.
NASA Technology Transfer Program Executive Dan Lockney discusses the transfer of innovative space and aeronautics technologies for practical, terrestrial applications.
NASA’s mission-critical work is performed by project teams. The following projects are featured in this session: Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment (SAGE) III, and Astro-H.
