Masters with Masters 13 (Dino Brondolo and Alan Thirkettle)
APPEL Director Dr. Ed Hoffman moderated a special international Masters with Masters on October 3, 2012 with Dino Brondolo, Director of Infrastructure Programs at Thales-Alenia Space Systems in Torino, Italy, and Alan Thirkettle, formerly the head of Human Spaceflight Projects Department at the European Space Agency (ESA) prior to his retirement in 2008.
The conversation explored the collaboration involved in building the International Space Station, particularly projects such as ESA’s Columbus module, ATV, and Cupola.
To learn more about the event, please visit: http://appel.nasa.gov/2012/10/31/5-10_mwm_brondolo_thirkettle-html/
Visit the KM website: http://km.nasa.gov
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