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Astronaut Buzz Aldrin walks on the surface of the moon near the leg of the lunar module Eagle during the Apollo 11 mission. When NASA returns to the Moon, it will be with commercial partners. Credit: NASA

NASA Announces Innovative Moon Partnerships

December 12, 2018 // by Kevin Wilcox

Payload program is envisioned to foster a robust commercial space program in which NASA is one customer among many.

Critical Knowledge Insight Featured Image December 6

Critical Knowledge inSight: The Importance of Hands-on Work

December 6, 2018 // by INSIGHT Staff

Doing hands-on work provides people direct experiences with components, objects and circumstances to encourage personal understanding of a specific subject matter.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and Deputy Administrator Jim Morhard present an award at the NASA Honor Award ceremony Thursday, November 8, 2018 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani

APPEL Knowledge Services Wins Headquarters Honor Award for Team Excellence

November 30, 2018 // by Kevin Wilcox

Merger of APPEL and CKO creates synergies that strengthen both functions.

On the set of the November 15th Virtual Project Management Challenge. From left to right: Host Ramien Pierre, Thomas Zurbuchen, and William Gerstenmaier. Credit: NASA

VPMC: Gerstenmaier and Zurbuchen share Lessons Learned from Large NASA Projects

November 29, 2018 // by INSIGHT Staff

Leaders with decades of high-profile experience on NASA’s largest projects discuss the importance of good culture, open communication, and realistic expectations to mission success.

X-1E airplane being loaded under the mothership, Boeing B-29. A hydraulic lift elevated the launch aircraft and then lowered it over the rocket plane for mating. Credit: NASA Photo / NACA/NASA

This Month in NASA History: The X-1E Makes Final Flight

November 28, 2018 // by Kevin Wilcox

Crack in fuel tank ends storied research program at the dawn of the space age.

Spotlight on Lessons Learned: Aligning System Development Models with Insight Approaches

November 27, 2018 // by INSIGHT Staff

Knowledge of system development models used by NASA partners for systems engineering and integration can prevent miscommunication and unfulfilled expectations within NASA insight and oversight organizations.

This artist’s concept of the InSight lander shows the solar panels and scientific instruments deployed. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

InSight Nears Mars with Bold, New Mission to Explore Planet’s Interior

November 16, 2018 // by Kevin Wilcox

Lander will search beneath the surface of Mars for clues to how all rocky planets formed and evolved.

Critical Knowledge inSight: Lessons Learned from the X-31 Program

November 6, 2018 // by INSIGHT Staff

The X-31 was an international flight research program that involved collaboration from NASA, U.S. Air Force, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, U.S. Navy, Deutsche Aerospace, German Federal Ministry of Defense, and Rockwell International during the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Apollo 7 lifts off. The mission’s success set the stage for Apollo 8, which orbited the Moon months later. Credit: NASA

This Month in NASA History: Apollo 7 Returns America’s Focus to Landing on the Moon

October 30, 2018 // by Kevin Wilcox

Mission of firsts achieves 101 percent success and sets the stage for orbiting the Moon.