APPEL News Digest

Fifteen years ago this month, the Wide-field Infrared Explorer’s (WIRE) primary mission came to an abrupt end.

The key to global engineering leadership and innovation is talent—and there is no guarantee that the United States will remain the default leader, according to panelists from a National Academy of Engineering forum.

The investigation into a close call with a spacesuit anomaly from last July provides lessons about spaceflight safety, design, and operations.

February marks the fifth anniversary of the first Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) launch.

The Academy converted three of its most popular courses to an e-learning format and has made them available to NASA employees through the agency’s learning management system.

The Johnson Autonomous Search and Rescue (JASAR) competition team built upon existing capability with their remote control (R/C) helicopter, but had to pave the way for flying their unmanned aerial system (UAS) at their center.

As a late entrant to the Rocket U Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Competition, Marshall Space Flight Center’s “Aero-M” team brought a competitive edge with their hexacopter. 

A mock search and rescue mission provided three young engineering teams the opportunity to learn about NASA’s systems engineering and project management principles.

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