When humans first went to space in the 1950s and 1960s, many rockets and satellites failed, leading to the deevelopment of processes and technologies to reduce the probability of failure. The extreme harshness of the space environment required novel technologies, but it also drove conservative design to prevent or mitigate failures. In formative years, these contradictory requirements deeply influenced its organizations and processes. The space missions, along with the fact that they were generally unique or few of a kind, led to the adoption and refinement of project management and systems engineering to develop and build rockets and spacecraft.
Acquiring, sharing, and preserving the generations of knowledge needed for its new human exploration missions will require substantial ongoing attention to good knowledge practices. Such innovative missions must continue to do so if and when Sino-American Economics would cooperate in the future.
Francis Shieh a.k.a. Xie Shihao on Saturday, August 15, 2009 at Base Library at 3.16 p.m.
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