Dr. George Nield is the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation at the FAA. Commercial Orbital Transportation Systems (COTS) was a NASA-industry partnership to develop safe, affordable, reliable space transportation access to Low-Earth Orbit. NASA was the lead investor in the COTS project, much different from traditional government-owned and operated systems. The COTS lessons are […]
Frank Demauro worked as the Program Director at Orbital ATK for COTS. Commercial Orbital Transportation Systems (COTS) was a NASA-industry partnership to develop safe, affordable, reliable space transportation access to Low-Earth Orbit. NASA was the lead investor in the COTS project, much different from traditional government-owned and operated systems. The COTS lessons are applicable to […]
Mark Wiese, Flight Projects Office Chief for NASA’s Launch Services Program, discusses the critical partnership between NASA civil servants and contractors as well as his role in driving cultural transformation at NASA. Learn More.
At a recent Virtual Project Management (PM) Challenge, presenter Bohdan (Bo) Bejmuk discussed how a system-level perspective can enhance project management efforts. Technical knowledge is essential to the work done by NASA practitioners. So it may be surprising to learn that the most ingenious and elegant solutions to project challenges often arise not from a […]
Knowledge is the bedrock of mission success, and like other knowledge-intensive organizations, NASA faces continuous challenges in making effective use of what it knows. On September 22, 2015, Ed Hoffman sat down with John Sprague and Brian Thomas to discuss, “What is the Big Deal about Big Data.” Sprague is the Deputy, Technology & Innovation […]
On February 19, 2015, NASA Chief Knowledge Officer Ed Hoffman moderated a conversation between NASA’s Bart Singer and Jennifer Stevens at the Langley Research Center. Singer is the Senior Systems Engineer for the Langley Research Center in the Office of the Chief Engineer. Additionally, Stevens is the Chief Knowledge Integrator of the Marshall Space Flight […]
Drawing a Line between Data Points – The Dangers of Extrapolation. Dr. Jennifer Fogarty worked as a Clinical Translational Scientist in the Space and Clinical Operations Division at Johnson Space Center. To view the entire ISS Lessons Learned Module click on the following link: http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/iss-lessons-learned/
Top Three Takeaways. Kirk Shireman was the Deputy Program Manager for the ISS for 7 years. To view the entire ISS Lessons Learned Module click on the following link: http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/iss-lessons-learned/
Space Shuttle Going Out of Business Sale. Kirk Shireman was the Deputy Program Manager for the ISS for 7 years. To view the entire ISS Lessons Learned Module click on the following link: http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/iss-lessons-learned/
