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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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This illustration depicts the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite with solar arrays fully deployed. Credit: NASA/JPL
Podcast Episode 106: Surface Water and Ocean Topography
April 19, 2023 // by

Surface Water and Ocean Topography Project Manager Parag Vaze discusses the first global survey of Earth’s surface water.

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Bill Tindall (left) and Gene Kranz in Mission Control during Apollo 11. Credit: NASA
The Enduring Leadership Lessons of Bill Tindall
April 18, 2023 // by

History Office presentation highlights master integrator of Gemini, Apollo.

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The crew members of the Apollo 13 mission step onto the deck of the U.S.S. Iwo Jima, following splashdown and recovery operations in the South Pacific Ocean. Aboard the ship, Fred W. Haise Jr., lunar module pilot (left); James A. Lovell, Jr., commander (center); and John L. Swigert, Jr., command module pilot, discussed writing an account of the perilous spaceflight. Credit: NASA
This Month in NASA History: Investigating Apollo 13
April 10, 2023 // by

Review board focuses on role of oxygen tank 2 in accident.

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A view of the Perseverance rover drill. NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its Left Mastcam-Z camera on March 7, 2022 (Sol 371) at the local mean solar time of 15:34:26. Credit: NASA
Podcast Episode 105: Samples from Mars
April 5, 2023 // by

Mars Sample Return Deputy Lead Scientist Lindsay Hays discusses plans to bring the first samples of Mars material to Earth.

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On 22 January 2003, the crew of STS-107 captured this sunrise from the crew cabin during Flight Day 7. Photo Credit: NASA
Lessons from Columbia: Building a Knowledge Sharing Culture
April 3, 2023 // by

Continued vigilance is required to maintain an organizational culture that supports critical knowledge sharing. 

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