Large, complex missions have long development timeframes that often increase the challenges associated with budget, schedule, risk and reviews. In this VPMC session, associate administrators of two NASA mission directorates will share lessons learned from large projects.
September VPMC session examines how NASA’s top systems engineers approach their role.
When an electrician at NASA’s Johnson Space Center suffered burns due to a pre-existing condition in a power distribution panel, one of the lessons learned was the importance of managing installation and maintenance records as government property.
The spacecraft’s historic series of dives into the narrow gap between Saturn and its rings yields treasure trove of new data.
For the first quarter of FY 2019, APPEL Knowledge Services offers a wide range of courses to support the development of NASA’s technical workforce.
Knowledge is an important product that comes out of all of NASA’s project work.
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The crew of Skylab 3 made crucial repairs to the space station and dramatically pushed the boundaries of time in space.
After dramatically increasing scientific understanding of Pluto, the space probe is aimed for an encounter in the icy Kuiper Belt to return the most distant images ever taken.
NASA has a rich history and an exciting future advancing aeronautics research to make air travel, safer, quieter, and more efficient.
