NASA’s Office of the Chief Engineer and the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate sponsored the Human Spaceflight Knowledge Sharing Forum in November 2016. Select individuals responsible for shaping NASA’s future over the next 10 to 20 years focused on technical best practices and lessons learned from human spaceflight missions.
Organization: HEOMD

NASA Human Research Program Director Bill Paloski discusses methods and technologies to support safe, productive human space travel to the Moon and Mars.

William H. Gerstenmaier, former Associate Administrator for the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, provides strategic direction for NASA’s human exploration of space and programmatic direction for the International Space Station, Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft.

Leaders with decades of high-profile experience on NASA’s largest projects discuss the importance of good culture, open communication, and realistic expectations to mission success.

Large, complex missions have long development timeframes that often increase the challenges associated with budget, schedule, risk and reviews. In this VPMC session, associate administrators of two NASA mission directorates will share lessons learned from large projects.

Jose Perez-Morales, Vehicle Assembly Building Element Manager, discusses various lessons learned including co-location for good team communication and planning your designs with an eye on the fabrication process to save yourself time and mistakes.

Jose Perez-Morales, Vehicle Assembly Building Element Manager, discusses several of the VAB operations that are performed with the ground support equipment to help with processing launch vehicles

Jose Perez-Morales, Vehicle Assembly Building Element Manager, talks about the various types of professionals that work at NASA and the exciting work being done.