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Screenshot of CJ Bixby during her interview. Credit: NASA

Critical Knowledge inSight: Communication Skills for Engineers

September 25, 2023 // by INSIGHT Staff

Good communication is a crucial skill for a systems engineer leading a project team.

Illustration of IXPE in space with various colors on black background and a section of Earth on the bottom left corner. Credit: NASA

Podcast Episode 117: NASA Trade and Technical Professionals, Part 3

September 20, 2023 // by INSIGHT Staff

NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Engineering Technicians John Hood, Amy Meekham, and Mark Sloan discuss details of their work on the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer.

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In this image from July 18, 2023, a NASA team helps attach solar arrays for the agency’s Psyche spacecraft onto a stand inside the Astrotech Space Operations Facility near Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credits: NASA/Isaac Watson

Psyche Mission Prepares for October Launch

September 15, 2023 // by Kevin Wilcox

2.2-billion-mile journey to metal-rich asteroid tests new technology.

Global images of Mars taken by the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) during summer in the planet’s northern hemisphere. Between 1997 and 2006, MGS looked at Mars in unprecedented detail, building upon the successful Viking missions before it. Credits: NASA/USGS

This Month in NASA History: A Closer Look at Mars

September 11, 2023 // by Kevin Wilcox

Mars Global Surveyor examines the Red Planet in unprecedented detail.

nside the clean-room "tent" of Building 1555 at North Vandenberg Air Force Base, technicians in bunny suits prepare for the solar array deployment on the AIM spacecraft. Photo Credit: NASA

Podcast Episode 116: NASA Trade and Technical Professionals, Part 2

September 6, 2023 // by INSIGHT Staff

NASA Technicians Scott Bartram, Eric Bentley, Maria Salinas, and Phil Steele discuss their hands-on work on a variety of projects and technologies.

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In this photo from 2016, illumination testing is underway on the power-producing solar arrays for the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Photo Credit: NASA/Cory Huston

August 2023 INSIGHT Now Available

August 31, 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.

Screenshot of Julie Grantier speaking during her interview. Photo Credit: NASA

Critical Knowledge inSight: Multiple Dimension Thinking

August 29, 2023 // by INSIGHT Staff

The skill to analyze issues that arise during a project from various points of view will put a systems engineer in a better position to help solve any problem that may arise.

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In this multi-temporal illumination map of the lunar South Pole, Shackleton crater is in the center, surrounded by larger craters and rugged terrain. The map was created with images from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Photo Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University

The Moon’s Rugged, Intriguing South Pole

August 25, 2023 // by Kevin Wilcox

First landing marks the start of concentrated exploration.

A worker at the sheet metal shop. Photo Credit: NASA/Tom Tschida

Podcast Episode 115: NASA Trade and Technical Professionals, Part 1

August 23, 2023 // by INSIGHT Staff

NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center Engineering Technicians Jason Nelson, Kyle Whitfield, and Alex Zamora discuss their essential contributions to NASA missions.

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