INSIGHT: October 2022 | APPEL Knowledge Services

An illustration of the Europa Clipper flying in space with Jupiter's moon Europa in the background. Credit: NASA

Spotlight on Lessons Learned: Tube Stub Weld Design Change

October 28, 2022 // by INSIGHT Staff

Strong lines of communication between designers and analysts must be maintained to ensure fidelity of analysis results as flight component configurations evolve.

NASA teams returned to the Black Point Lava Flow, north of Flagstaff, Arizona in October, using the unusual terrain there to simulate conditions at the south pole of the Moon. Credit: NASA

Artemis Astronauts Visit Desert to Prepare for Moon

October 26, 2022 // by Kevin Wilcox

NASA returns to Black Point Lava Flow for analog missions.

Screenshot of Bob Faw speaking during his interview. Credit: NASA

Critical Knowledge inSight: Psychological Safety for Effective Team Communication

October 24, 2022 // by INSIGHT Staff

Psychological safety and intentional meeting design and execution are important elements for collecting diverse ideas from your team.

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A full-scale model of the inflated aeroshell for NASA’s Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID) is displayed at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. Credit: NASA/David C. Bowman

NASA Prepares for Hypersonic Test of Inflatable Decelerator

October 21, 2022 // by Kevin Wilcox

Technology could transform exploration of Mars, other planets.

An artist impression of Ulysses spacecraft at Jupiter. Ulysses used Jupiter's powerful gravity to hurl it out of the Plane of the Ecliptic so it could study the polar regions of the Sun. Credit: ESA/NASA/JPL-Caltech

This Month in NASA History: Ulysses Begins Journey

October 11, 2022 // by Kevin Wilcox

Crew of STS-41 launches spacecraft on out-of-ecliptic mission to the Sun.