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Lessons learned in building the ares projects
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Sumrall, John Phil |
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Description | Since being established in 2005, the Ares Projects at Marshall Space Flight Center have been making steady progress designing, building, testing, and flying the next generation of exploration launch vehicles. Ares is committed to rebuilding crucial capabilities from the Apollo era that made the first human flights to the Moon possible, as well as incorporating the latest in computer technology and changes in management philosophy. One example of an Apollo-era practice has been giving NASA overall authority over vehicle integration activities, giving civil service engineers hands-on experience in developing rocket hardware. This knowledge and experience help make the agency a "smart buyer" of products and services. More modern practices have been added to the management tool belt to improve efficiency, cost effectiveness, and institutional knowledge, including knowledge management/capture to gain better insight into design and decision making; earned value management, where Ares won a NASA award for its practice and implementation; designing for operability; and Lean Six Sigma applications to identify and eliminate wasted time and effort. While it is important to learn technical lessons like how to fly and control unique rockets like the Ares I-X flight test vehicle, the Ares management team also has been learning important lessons about how to manage large, long-term projects. |
| File Size | 4026229 |
| Page Count | 12 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20100024159 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t20c9xx4r |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2010-05-12 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Launch Vehicles And Launch Operations Lessons Learned Cost Effectiveness Decision Making Ares 5 Cargo Launch Vehicle Constellation Program Ares 1 Launch Vehicle Flight Test Vehicles Apollo Project Personnel Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
