The greatest technical and engineering achievement of the Space Shuttle is the assembly and development of the International Space Station (ISS). Recorded at Masters Forum 19: http://go.nasa.gov/1rtYeE8.
NASA Chief Engineer Mike Ryschkewitsch talks about the difference between meeting minimum requirements and setting new standards for excellence. (Transcript) Chris makes a point about MODIS. It’s got kind of an interesting legacy because that instrument performed so much better than the minimum that were the specs. It’s now the gold standard. Because it performed […]
Nobel Prize-winning physicist John Mather offers advice to scientists about the importance of persuasion. (Transcript) If you were to ask me how should a principal investigator prepare for life, I’d say, number one, read and write. Study reading and writing and communication because that’s the essence of how we get to do what we want […]
Dennis McCarthy, former deputy project manager for the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE), describes organizational structures and processes as “chicken”—no match for strong leadership. Recorded at Masters with Masters Unexpected Insights. (Transcript) I could come back in here now and tell you, 7120, I can’t get this done. But I gave a talk recently somewhere in […]
Lynn Cline recounts how her background as a French major in college led to a career that has included serving as lead U.S. negotiator for the International Space Station and Deputy Associate Administrator of Space Operations. (Transcript) Well I came in – actually came in just for what was supposed to be a three month […]
The shuttle program represented a dramatic departure from the launch and space vehicles of the preceding Apollo era. Recorded at Masters Forum 19: http://go.nasa.gov/1rtYeE8.
The goal of the new NASA Office of the Chief Technologist is to stimulate innovation, and mature and infuse technologies across NASA’s missions. Recorded at Masters Forum 19: http://go.nasa.gov/1rtYeE8.
NASA Chief Technology Officer Bobby Braun and Johnson Space Center Director of Engineering Steve Altemus offer their views on how to manage projects in a society with zero-tolerance approach to failure. Recorded at Masters with Masters 4.
NASA Chief Technology Officer Bobby Braun and Johnson Space Center Director of Engineering Steve Altemus address the ways in which technologists and engineers are collaborating to improve performance across NASA. Recorded at Masters with Masters 4.
