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Image, captured by an onboard camera, of TESS separating from the SpaceX Falcon 9 booster. Credit: NASA

Agency Launches Full-Sky Exoplanet Hunter

May 3, 2018 // by INSIGHT Staff

On April 18, 2018, NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) rocketed away from Cape Canaveral, Florida, to accelerate the agency’s search for life beyond Earth.

Discover INSIGHT from APPEL Knowledge Services

April 23, 2018 // by INSIGHT Staff

Welcome to INSIGHT: the new monthly publication from APPEL Knowledge Services. Sign up to expand your perspective on engineering, PM, knowledge management, and more.

Critical Knowledge inSight: Risk and Innovation Balance for Mission Success

April 19, 2018 // by INSIGHT Staff

At NASA, balancing the need to innovate to meet project requirements with the amount of risk you are able to tolerate is always an important consideration for leaders.

Following the successful landing of the Space Shuttle Columbia, America’s first-ever reusable spacecraft, at Edwards Air Force Base on April 14, 1981, STS-1 Commander John Young and Pilot Robert Crippen (in tan space suits) were greeted by members of the ground crew. Credit: NASA

This Month in NASA History: STS-1 Revolutionized Spaceflight

April 18, 2018 // by INSIGHT Staff

On April 12, 1981, the Space Shuttle Program took off with Space Transportation System 1 (STS-1): the maiden voyage of the orbiter Columbia.

Clockwise from upper left: Lead, Statistical Engineering Team with the NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) Ken Johnson, Managing Director at KNP Communications Matthew Kohut, Langley Research Center (LaRC) cognitive scientist John Holbrook, moderator Ramien Pierre, and Principal Engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Steven Larson discussed issues and solutions for addressing the role of cognitive bias in engineering decision-making.

Mitigating Cognitive Bias in Engineering Decision-Making

April 11, 2018 // by INSIGHT Staff

A recent Virtual PM Challenge explored the importance of raising awareness of cognitive bias in engineering decision-making and limiting its impact on NASA projects.

This visual indicates the number of APPEL Knowledge Services courses offered at each NASA center for the third-quarter of FY18. Credit: NASA

Explore Third-Quarter Courses from APPEL Knowledge Services

April 5, 2018 // by INSIGHT Staff

From April through June, 2018, APPEL Knowledge Services will deliver 40 courses designed to support professional development at NASA.

Introducing APPEL Knowledge Services

March 29, 2018 // by INSIGHT Staff

In 2018, the Academy of Program/Project and Engineering Leadership (APPEL) joined forces with NASA’s Chief Knowledge Office (CKO) to create APPEL Knowledge Services.