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Carolyn Griner: Skylab and Training the Next Generation

Carolyn Griner tells the story of her role in working on Skylab and how we’re training the next generation of engineers. Recored at Masters Forum 17.

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Bryan O’Connor: Accountability vs. Responsibility

Bryan O’Connor talks about what it means to be responsible versus accountable within the agency. Recorded at Masters Forum 18: http://go.nasa.gov/1rtXeQe.

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Bryan O’Connor: Characteristics of Safety and Mission Assurance Professionals

Bryan O’Connor discusses the characteristics that define good SMA professionals. Recorded at Masters Forum 18: http://go.nasa.gov/1rtXeQe.

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Bryan O’Connor: Common Themes for Root Causes in HSF Accidents

Bryan O’Connor highlights the six themes for root causes from Apollo 1, Challenger, and Columbia accidents. Recorded at Masters Forum 18: http://go.nasa.gov/1rtXeQe.

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Bryan O’Connor: Mishap Prevention and the Village Paranoid

Bryan O’Connor talks about incident recovery, complacency avoidance, and his experience in an aviation bone yard. Recorded at Masters Forum 18: http://go.nasa.gov/1rtXeQe.

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Bryan O’Connor: Lesson Un-learned from the AC-67 Rocket

Bryan O’Connor tells the story of the Atlas Centaur 67 Rocket that was struck by lightning and what requirements have to do with it. Recorded at Masters Forum 18: http://go.nasa.gov/1rtXeQe.

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Frank Cepollina: Applying the Secrets of Hubble’s Success to Contellation

Frank Cepollina is known as the “Father of On-Orbit Servicing” for his decades of leadership in repairing and upgrading satellites in orbit. The most famous of these is the Hubble Space Telescope. He is responsible for the on-orbit servicing and the development of new science instruments and replacement hardware that allow Hubble to stay on […]

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Brian Binnie: Learning from Space Entrepreneurs

On October 4, 2004, Brian Binnie piloted SpaceShipOne above 100 km, marking the third time ever—and the second time in as many weeks—that a civilian astronaut had taken a privately built craft to outer space. In doing so, Binnie and SpaceShipOne captured the $10 million Ansari X PRIZE for Mojave Aerospace Ventures. Prizes like the […]

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Steve Goo: Project Management: Are You Using the Right Stuff?

Steve Goo describes the Boeing Program Management Best Practices, an integrated management system the company has refined over the past ten years to enable programs of all sizes achieve high levels of performance and customer satisfaction. He discusses the importance of staying focused on the fundamentals, sharing lessons learned, and balancing new technologies with proven […]

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