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The development of a satellite mission comes with many challenges even when everything develops as expected. Virtually always, however, the expected does not occur. Instrument sensitivities do not materialize as planned; pointing systems underperform; interactions among the payload, spacecraft, and the launch vehicle create vibration loads that threaten the integrity of the observatory; and looming […]

As the Space Shuttle Program comes to a close, Anne Caraccio, chemical engineer at Kennedy Space Center, shares her story about how she came to work in the space program and what it means to her as a young professional at NASA. She spoke to an audience of Apollo and Shuttle era engineers at the […]

Jason Lee, of the US Government Accountability Office (GAO), is interviewed by Ramien Pierre as part of NASA’s Virtual PM Challenge. Lee discusses the recently published GAO Schedule Assessment Guide. The guide captures 10 best practices for developing project schedules, and maps each practice to one of the four characteristics of a reliable schedule, specifically […]

The 2011 Systems Engineering Leadership Development Program graduation was held at NASA Headquarters on June 15, 2011. (Video Source: NASA TV, This Week @ NASA) Learn more about the graduation.

The critical roles of attitude and change were stressed throughout the graduation ceremony for the Systems Engineering Leadership Development Program (SELDP) class of 2014. “Attitude is everything,” said keynote speaker Orlando Figueroa. “When we speak about culture, we speak about attitude and mindset.” Figueroa, a former NASA senior executive, is currently the owner of Orlando […]

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. Speaker: Brian Hughitt NASA Technical […]

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. Speaker: Kjell Lindgren Astronaut NASA […]

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. Speaker: Greg Williams Deputy Associate […]

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. Speakers: Chris Singer NASA Deputy […]