Disaster Analysis

An examination of NASA's technical management processes that ensure safety, cost control, and mission success from development through operations.

Exploring how NASA transforms verified designs into operational spacecraft through rigorous product realization and testing.

Examining how NASA transforms stakeholder expectations into rigorous technical requirements that anchor spacecraft design.

A comprehensive exploration of how NASA's systems engineering discipline transforms ambitious space exploration goals into operational realities.

An exploration of NASA systems engineering as a holistic discipline that balances competing interests and navigates the constraints of space exploration.

Examination of propeller blade failures in aircraft and the forensic techniques used to analyze them.

Analysis of electrical failures in the Space Shuttle fleet and the systemic issues with wiring insulation.

A forensic examination of engineering failures in aerospace systems, from orbital joints to propeller blades.

Forensic analysis of the ISS Solar Alpha Rotary Joint failure and its resolution through lubrication changes.

The collapse of the Alexander L. Kielland oil platform in the North Sea, where fatigue cracks and human factors led to disaster.