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Small Steps, Giant Leaps Podcast graphic for episode 109. In this image, a man and a woman are inspecting a machine. Photo Credit: NASA
Podcast Episode 109: NASA Engineering and Safety Center

NASA Engineering and Safety Center Director Tim Wilson discusses the NESC’s contributions to NASA mission success.

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Spotlight on Lessons Learned: Aligning System Development Models with Insight Approaches
Spotlight on Lessons Learned: Aligning System Development Models with Insight Approaches

Knowledge of system development models used by NASA partners for systems engineering and integration can prevent miscommunication and unfulfilled expectations within NASA insight and oversight organizations.

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NEN Knowledge Services Lead Daria Topousis standing on a farm below the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in southern Iceland. Photo Credit: Daria Topousis
Knowledge Community Corner: NEN’s Daria Topousis

Daria Topousis discusses knowledge sharing through the NASA Engineering Network.

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Artist's concept depicting near-Earth orbital debris field, based on real data from the NASA Orbital Debris Program Office. Photo Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Human Spaceflight Knowledge Sharing: Micrometeoroids and Orbital Debris

Risk associated with micrometeoroids and orbital debris was a key topic of discussion at NASA’s recent Human Spaceflight Knowledge Sharing Forum.

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NESC CKO Dan Yuchnovicz, left, and the boilerplate Orion crew module, which helped gather water impact test data used by the NESC. The module was painted black to use a highly accurate photogrammetry technique for position and attitude tracking.
Knowledge Community Corner: NESC’s Dan Yuchnovicz

Dan Yuchnovicz discusses knowledge sharing at the NASA Engineering and Safety Center.

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NESC Knowledge Map Data Updated
NESC Academy Announces the Release of New Online Lessons

The NESC Academy recently announced the release of new online lessons in the Electrical Power TDT, Loads and Dynamics TDT and Materials TDT areas.

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A technician instruments the NESC-developed composite crew module for testing.
The NESC: A Decade of Learning

By Dawn Schaible and Tim Wilson  Memories fade, and with them so does the impact of lessons learned.  Ten years after the Columbia tragedy we need to remind ourselves of these lessons and continue to be vigilant as NASA develops its current and future missions.

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The NESC Academy: Expertise for Tomorrow’s Engineers
The NESC Academy: Expertise for Tomorrow’s Engineers

By Patricia Pahlavani   The NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) recently implemented the new NESC Academy (nescacademy.nasa.gov),

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