Space Shuttle Transition and Retirement – Karen Lucht
Karen Lucht
Manager – Sustainment and Transition Office
Segments:
00m00s Introduction and Background
01m12s Roles and Responsibilities
06m40s Using a Work Breakdown Structure
08m56s Early T&R Planning
17m24s Conservative Initial Planning Assumptions
21m55s Integrating Across NASA Programs
24m04s Merging T&R Planning with Shuttle Operations
28m27s Communicate, Communicate, Communicate
32m40s Top Three Takeaways
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