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NASA’s X-59 QueSST, shown here in an artist’s illustration, has a unique design to minimize the sonic booms of supersonic flight to soft thumps. In November 2022, a GE Aviation F414-GE-100 engine was installed in the X-59 at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California, marking a major milestone as assembly of the X-59 nears completion. Credit: Lockheed Martin

Working Toward a Quieter Supersonic Flight

March 21, 2023 // by Kevin Wilcox

ImaginAviation session highlights promise of NASA’s X-59.

Charles W. Mathews, Manager, Project Gemini (right) stands and the flight director's console, viewing Gemini X flight display data in the Mission Control Center on July 18, 1966. With him, from left, are William C. Schneider, Mission Director; Glynn Lunney, Prime Flight Director; and Christopher C. Kraft Jr., MSC Director of Flight Operations. Credit: NASA

This Month in NASA History: Gemini Rises

March 9, 2023 // by Kevin Wilcox

Program manager guides team to success of Gemini III.

A historical black and white photo of two young women, Michele Brekke and Susan Creasy, who were working in the shuttle mission simulator. To keep warm, they were wearing coats from the STS-2 crew–Joe Engle and Dick Truly. This image is used as a cover for the book “Making Space for Women” by Jennifer Ross-Nazzal. The image is symbolizing that women became accepted and a part of NASA’s culture as the workforce became more diverse. Credit: NASA

Podcast Episode 103: Legacy of Inspiration

March 8, 2023 // by INSIGHT Staff

NASA Human Spaceflight Historian Jennifer Ross-Nazzal discusses how careers for women have changed over the past 50 years as the workforce has become more diverse.

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During final water impact testing at NASA’s Langley Research Center in 2021, the Orion Structural Test Article (STA) was pulled 135 feet to the side of the Hydro Impact Basin and 80 feet above it. When it was released, the STA swung and dropped, hitting the surface at 41 miles per hour. Credit: NASA

February 2023 INSIGHT Now Available

February 28, 2023 // by INSIGHT Staff

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.

Spotlight on Lessons Learned graphic with a photo of the ISOPAR-H Tank and TEA-TEB Fill Tank. Credit: NASA

Spotlight on Lessons Learned: E-1 Triethyl Aluminum-Triethyl Borane System Contamination

February 27, 2023 // by INSIGHT Staff

Mistake-proofing techniques built into system processes can aid in preventing human error when engineers and test operators make time-critical decisions in unique circumstances such as dangerous weather or limited supplies.