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Spotlight on Lessons Learned: Risk Management – Cascading and Worst-case Events
Spotlight on Lessons Learned: Risk Management – Cascading and Worst-case Events

Managing risk involves addressing the possibility of more than one failure at a time.

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VPMC July 26 2018 - Orion: Project Management for the Future of Space Exploration
Virtual Project Management Challenge: Orion – Project Management for the Future of Space Exploration

Watch recorded July 26, 2018 session. 

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This Curiosity selfie shows the impact of the dust storm on the ground. Credit: NASA
NASA Studying Record-Setting Dust Storm on Mars

Worst dust storm in the history of human observation of Mars presents an unprecedented opportunity to study the critical weather pattern. 

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Therese Griebel, Director of Aeronautics, and Dr. Aaron Weaver, Orion Program Integration Lead, both at NASA Glenn Research Center, discussed their mentor and mentee relationship in the Masters with Masters 29 video.
Critical Knowledge inSight: Mentoring Relationship

Mentoring can be defined as a process where someone with experience or knowledge teaches or gives advice to a less experienced and often younger person.

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The Television InfraRed Observational Satellite (TIROS) program demonstrated the feasibility of monitoring Earth's cloud cover and weather patterns from space.
This Month in NASA History: The TIROS -7 Weather Satellite was Launched

Fifty-five years ago, this month, NASA launched TIROS-7, a satellite that further validated the role the nascent technology would play in weather forecasting. 

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Spotlight on Lessons Learned: Battery Explosion
Spotlight on Lessons Learned: Battery Explosion

An unexplained explosion of a rechargeable battery led NASA’s Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Facility to implement new safety and prevention measures.

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Jim Nicholson
Critical Knowledge inSight: Importance of Rehearsals and Simulations

Rehearsals and simulations can help to develop experience for a team preparing to support a launch.

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Course Centers Map
Q4 Courses Support Mission Success

For the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2018 (Q4 FY18), APPEL Knowledge Services will offer a wide range of courses, with an emphasis on leveraging lessons learned and managing systems complexity to advance mission success. 

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June 21, 2018 VPMC
Virtual Project Management Challenge: Smaller, Faster, Better: Big Lessons from Small(er) NASA Missions

This Virtual Project Management (PM) Challenge looked at the Dellingr CubeSat and the Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator. Participants discussed their approach to the challenges of small projects and share lessons learned.

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