NASA ASK Magazine: Issue 39, Summer 2010 Is Available!

 

MESSAGE FROM THE APPEL DIRECTOR
Lessons from Torino

Last spring I had the opportunity to visit three project-based organizations in the Piedmont region of Italy. What I saw was a commitment to three elements that might seem an unlikely combination: standards and processes, cutting-edge technology, and craftsmanship.

IN THIS ISSUE

This issue of ASK features two apparently divergent themes. One is the importance of far-reaching innovation. The other theme, the focus of several articles, is nuts-and-bolts practicality.

Ten Systems Engineering Lessons Learned

By John Ruffa
Successful systems engineering requires more than technical knowledge.

Interview with Robert Braun

By Don Cohen
NASA's Chief Technologist talks about fostering innovation.

Moon Mission on a Shoestring

By Haley Stephenson and Matthew Kohut
Ingenuity and discipline make a "faster, good enough, cheaper" mission possible.

And much more ...

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