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Screenshot of Sue Motil during her interview. Credit: NASA
Critical Knowledge inSight: Communication and Listening
May 25, 2023 // by

A project manager should gather good solutions and ideas from their project team through attentive listening.

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NASA’s technical workforce regularly pushes the boundaries of science and engineering in facilities such as this, Vacuum Chamber 5 (VF-5) at NASA’s Glenn Research Center, which has the highest pumping speed of any electric propulsion test facility in the world to better simulate a space-like environment. APPEL Knowledge Service’s new Development Frameworks and Competency Models help members of the technical workforce develop the abilities they need to advance their careers. Credit: NASA
APPEL Unveils Updated Career Planning Tools
May 18, 2023 // by

Resources focus on developing key professional competencies.

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In this image, Jim Sarafin is wearing a spacesuit underwater in the Neutral Buoyancy Lab. A diver is swimming above him. Credit: NASA
Podcast Episode 108: Underwater Training for Astronauts
May 17, 2023 // by

NASA Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory Critical Systems Engineer Jim Sarafin discusses training astronauts for spacewalks.

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Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. sits in a flight couch for final testing before Mercury-Redstone 3. Credit: NASA
This Month in NASA History: Shepard Claims the Prize
May 9, 2023 // by

Astronaut tells rocket: ‘Okay buster, let’s go and get the job done.’

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NASA Glenn researcher Tim Peshek shows off a new type of ultrathin solar cell, known as a ‘perovskite’ because of its structure. These solar cells show promise for space applications because of their high efficiency and radiation tolerance and open the door to extremely low cost and large solar arrays for spacecraft or lunar surface habitats. Credit: NASA
Podcast Episode 107: Perovskite Solar Cells
May 3, 2023 // by

NASA Research Electrical Engineer Lyndsey McMillon-Brown discusses development of perovskite solar cell technology for Moon and Mars exploration.

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A close up of one of the of the robotic arms at the Robotic Operations Center (ROC) on Friday, Nov 5, 2021, at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. In space, the robotic arm will access the satellite’s fuel valves and provide it with more fuel to extend its operational life. Learn more. Credit: NASA/Taylor Mickal
April 2023 INSIGHT Now Available
April 28, 2023 // by

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.

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MIRI, ( Mid InfraRed Instrument ), flight instrument for the James Webb Space Telescope, JWST, during ambient temperature alignment testing in RAL Space's clean rooms at STFC's Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, 8th November 2010. Credit: Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Spotlight on Lessons Learned: Sharing Access to the Requirements Management Database for the Project
April 27, 2023 // by

Shared use of a requirements management database with NASA contractors and partners greatly aids engineering collaboration and communication.

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With the Artemis missions, NASA intends to create a blueprint for sustained human presence and exploration throughout the solar system. In this artist’s illustration, Artemis astronauts work on the lunar surface. Credit: NASA
Reviewing Moon to Mars Architecture
April 26, 2023 // by

NASA aims to create a blueprint for sustained human exploration of solar system.

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Two engineers working. Credit: NASA
Critical Knowledge inSight: Cognitive Bias
April 21, 2023 // by

An engineer’s awareness of cognitive bias might help to prevent predictable errors in the engineering process.

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