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Screenshot of CJ Bixby during her interview. Credit: NASA

Critical Knowledge inSight: Communication Skills for Engineers

September 25, 2023 // by INSIGHT Staff

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

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

September 20, 2023 // by INSIGHT Staff

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.

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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

September 6, 2023 // by INSIGHT Staff

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

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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

September 1, 2023 // by INSIGHT Staff

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.

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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

August 31, 2023 // by INSIGHT Staff

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.

Screenshot of Julie Grantier speaking during her interview. Photo Credit: NASA

Critical Knowledge inSight: Multiple Dimension Thinking

August 29, 2023 // by INSIGHT Staff

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.

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A worker at the sheet metal shop. Photo Credit: NASA/Tom Tschida

Podcast Episode 115: NASA Trade and Technical Professionals, Part 1

August 23, 2023 // by INSIGHT Staff

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

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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

August 17, 2023 // by INSIGHT Staff

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