APPEL News Digest

March 31, 2010 Vol. 3, Issue 3   Congress should rethink the decision to sell off U.S. helium reserves, according to the National Research Council.

March 31, 2010 Vol. 3, Issue 3   Thirty years ago, John Manke flew the Gossamer Albatross II, a 68-pound aircraft with a 71-foot wingspan.

November 24, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 11   Experts from NASA and around the world gathered to talk about the knowledge sharing practices of complex organizations at the Academy’s first Knowledge Forum.

November 24, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 11   The Exploration Systems Mission Directorate’s Integrated Risk and Knowledge Management Portal has published a new knowledge-based risk on super lightweight fuel tanks that identifies critical non-destructive evaluation techniques in need of further development.

November 24, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 11   “How did we do this during Apollo?” A project at Johnson Space Center identified pertinent Apollo-era documentation and gathered, formatted, and presented it using modern tools for todays engineers and managers.

November 24, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 11   The ballistic impact testing conducted at Glenn Research Center in the wake of the Columbia accident provided new insights about the accident and the vulnerabilities of the space shuttle system, according to structural engineer Matt Melis.

November 24, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 11   In a project environment, knowledge is not just a matter of what you know.

November 24, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 11   The first graduating class of the Systems Engineering Leadership Development Program walked the battlefield at Gettysburg last summer in search of timeless lessons.

November 24, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 11   The Academy’s second Masters with Masters event featured Dr. John Mather and Dennis McCarthy, who shared critical learning experiences related to the Cosmic Background Explorer, the James Webb Space Telescope, and other complex science projects.