INSIGHT

Joe Gasbarre, NASA Science Mission Directorate Chief Engineer, discusses the engineering side of science missions.

Seven selected for Project Mercury went on to blaze bold paths in space exploration.

Reflecting and learning from an accident can be an emotionally painful process, but also extremely important to improving safety in the future.

The failure of a high pressure industrial water valve actuator assembly at a NASA test stand underscored the need for disciplined configuration control practices to ensure facility systems are built and maintained to the specified design.

Crucial, complex safety system will rocket astronauts to safety at the first sign of danger.

Three months into mission of firsts, NASA already knows near-Earth asteroid Bennu is a rare specimen.

Mission that began in 2009 recently published research that adds to the understanding of water on the Moon.

Mission validates the critical link to landing humans on the Moon and bringing them home safely.

NASA individuals and teams must collaborate effectively to make their missions a success due to the complex nature of their work.