A NASA Engineering and Safety Center assessment of the Autonomous Flight Termination System resulted in coding standard and software static analysis recommendations for software development teams.
New technologies and their risks are difficult to characterize and provide important opportunities for lessons learned and process improvements.
Failure of a launch vehicle payload fairing to separate during ascent resulted in the loss of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory satellite mission.
Small projects have unique characteristics that should be closely observed to help achieve a successful outcome.
Impedance compatibility problems between test facilities and electronics hardware can result in damage or failure.
Projects that use commercial web software should take proactive measures to mitigate IT security risks.
A program/project manager should spend time building relationships and interacting with their team in the work environment.
Specific events and obstacles encountered during the design and development of the ISERV payload provide the basis of an applicable program management lesson learned.
A project manager can build resilience skills to perform better on the job.
