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Our Mission: The Office of the Chief Engineer ensures that missions are planned and conducted with sound engineering practices and with proper controls and management...
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Launching New Horizons: The RP-1 Tank Decision


Case Study -- Launching New Horizons: The RP-1 Tank DecisionIn early September 2005, the KSC Launch Services Program received an unexpected call from Lockheed Martin, the manufacturer of the launch vehicle for NASA's long-planned mission to Pluto. The news on the other end of the phone was not good. The launch vehicle's fuel tank had experienced a catastrophic failure during the final stages of qualification testing. With just over four months until the planned launch date, work began immediately to determine the cause of the failure and the implications for the mission.
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Michael Ryschkewitsch
NASA Chief Engineer Delivers 2009 PM Challenge Keynote Address
NASA Chief Engineer Mike Ryschkewitsch delivered the Keynote Address entitled "Why We Do What We Do" at the 2009 Project Management Challenge in Daytona Beach, FL, February 24, 2009.
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2008 NESC Honor Awards
The NASA Engineering and Safety Center 2008 Honor Awards were presented July 15 in Washngton, D.C.
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Michael Ryschkewitsch
Administrator Names Ryschkewitsch as New Chief Engineer
NASA Administrator Michael Griffin has named Michael Ryschkewitsch as the agency's chief engineer. He succeeds Christopher Scolese.
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PM Challenge 2009
Project Management Challenge 2009
PM Challenge 2009, sponsored by NASA's Academy of Program/Project & Engineering Leadership (APPEL) in association with The Office of the Chief Engineer (OCE) and The Office of Safety and Mission Assurance (OSMA), will be held Feb. 24-25, 2009, Hilton Oceanfront Hotel, Daytona Beach, FL. Speaker proposals due September 12, 2008.
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NASA Technical Fellows Announced
The first 12 NASA technical fellows were named in a ceremony in Hampton, Va., April 11. The NASA Technical Fellows Program was established to recognize technical excellence and provide agency-wide leadership of their respective disciplines as members of the NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) in support of the Office of the Chief Engineer.
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