Back to Top
Screenshot of CJ Bixby during her interview. Credit: NASA
Critical Knowledge inSight: Communication Skills for Engineers

Good communication is a crucial skill for a systems engineer leading a project team.

Watch Video
Illustration of IXPE in space with various colors on black background and a section of Earth on the bottom left corner. Credit: NASA
Podcast Episode 117: NASA Trade and Technical Professionals, Part 3

NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Engineering Technicians John Hood, Amy Meekham, and Mark Sloan discuss details of their work on the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer.

Listen
nside the clean-room "tent" of Building 1555 at North Vandenberg Air Force Base, technicians in bunny suits prepare for the solar array deployment on the AIM spacecraft. Photo Credit: NASA
Podcast Episode 116: NASA Trade and Technical Professionals, Part 2

NASA Technicians Scott Bartram, Eric Bentley, Maria Salinas, and Phil Steele discuss their hands-on work on a variety of projects and technologies.

Listen
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio floats inside the cupola, the International Space Station’s “window to the world.” Credit: NASA
Featured Video: Hispanic Heritage Month Greetings from Space

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month 2023, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio pays tribute to former NASA astronaut José Hernández and his inspirational life story with a message from aboard the International Space Station, orbiting 260 miles above Earth.

Watch Video
In this photo from 2016, illumination testing is underway on the power-producing solar arrays for the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Photo Credit: NASA/Cory Huston
August 2023 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.

Read More
Screenshot of Julie Grantier speaking during her interview. Photo Credit: NASA
Critical Knowledge inSight: Multiple Dimension Thinking

The skill to analyze issues that arise during a project from various points of view will put a systems engineer in a better position to help solve any problem that may arise. 

Watch Video
A worker at the sheet metal shop. Photo Credit: NASA/Tom Tschida
Podcast Episode 115: NASA Trade and Technical Professionals, Part 1

NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center Engineering Technicians Jason Nelson, Kyle Whitfield, and Alex Zamora discuss their essential contributions to NASA missions.

Listen
NASA astronauts Scott Kelly (left) and Terry Virts (right) work on a Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly (CDRA) inside the station's Japanese Experiment Module. Photo Credit: NASA
Spotlight on Lessons Learned: ‘Deconfiguration’ Prevention

Integrated coordination of tasks involving common hardware used by different teams minimizes the impact of configuration changes.

Read More
LaRC Aircraft in front of Hangar, Building 1244 in 1994. Photo Credit: NASA Langley Research Center
Podcast Episode 114: Last Stop Before Retirement

NASA Langley Research Center Retired Chief Scientist Dennis Bushnell discusses highlights of his 60-year NASA career and the future of the agency.

Listen