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NASA and Innovation

Posted by: Ubertramp on 2009.02.09

Categories & Tags: Current Events,NASA

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Some of you may have heard this story on NPR this morning.

“A short, satirical video produced by an astronaut and posted on YouTube is generating a lot of discussion within NASA and the space community. The video focuses on making sure the agency’s bureaucracy doesn’t crush innovative ideas and dissenting opinions.”

It’s been a running joke in some circles that once you start to work for NASA, you move away from doing actual science and start slipping into a management black hole. A lot of the research NASA depends on is actually done outside of the organization and in the University setting. Much like the work in our lab. As I’ve seen both the science and the engineering sides of NASA, some of this sounds all too real. I’m glad to hear that NASA is taking this criticism seriously.