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Issaouane Dune Sea, Eastern Algeria is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 13 crewmember on the International Space Station on August 8, 2006. Credit: NASA

NASA Mission to Examine Earth’s Arid Regions

July 21, 2022 // by Kevin Wilcox

EMIT will quantify mineral composition of desert dust.

Graphic for Spotlight on Lessons Learned.

Spotlight on Lessons Learned: System / Facility Impedance Checks

July 18, 2022 // by INSIGHT Staff

Impedance compatibility problems between test facilities and electronics hardware can result in damage or failure.

The Space Shuttle Challenger, with its seven member crew and battery of scientific experiments aboard, eases its rear landing gear onto the dry lake bed at Edwards Air Force Base in California, completing STS-51-F. Credit: NASA

This Month in NASA History: STS-51-F

July 12, 2022 // by Kevin Wilcox

Crew recovers from engine shutdown to complete ambitious science objectives.

This illustration shows a CubeSat scanning and mapping an asteroid. Credit: NASA

Spotlight on Lessons Learned: Open-Source and Commercial Web Software Vulnerabilities

June 30, 2022 // by INSIGHT Staff

Projects that use commercial web software should take proactive measures to mitigate IT security risks.

The twin 7 ft diameter solar panels that power NASA’s InSight Mars lander, shown here during final testing, are now a dull orange after years on the dusty surface of Mars. Energy production has dropped 90 percent. Credit: NASA

As InSight Winds Down, Discoveries Continue

June 27, 2022 // by Kevin Wilcox

Examination of data from the first seismometer on the surface of Mars just beginning.

APPEL KS Knowledge Capture and Transfer

June 15, 2022 // by Daniel Connell

This page provides resources to help NASA leaders and teams take steps to build a culture that connects employees to knowledge when they join a team and that retains the critical knowledge held by experienced personnel in advance of retirement or other transitions.