Comments on: Dr. Peter Diamandis Talks at JSC http://www.opennasa.com/2008/08/26/dr-peter-diamandis-talks-at-jsc/ Your NASA, My NASA, OUR NASA Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:14:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: FABIO SAU http://www.opennasa.com/2008/08/26/dr-peter-diamandis-talks-at-jsc/comment-page-1/#comment-6614 FABIO SAU Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:39:46 +0000 http://www.opennasa.com/2008/08/26/dr-peter-diamandis-talks-at-jsc/#comment-6614 Dear Nick, it was not a failure of imagination, it was simply and plainly the fact that the Apollo Capsule was not built by the Von Braun team in Huntsville, but by a bunch of pre-hippies in California...! It was a luck of courage, faith, and personal and professional dedication to cause that tragic fire. Your Fabio Dear Nick,

it was not a failure of imagination, it was simply and plainly the fact that the Apollo Capsule was not built by the Von Braun team in Huntsville, but by a bunch of pre-hippies in California…!
It was a luck of courage, faith, and personal and professional dedication to cause that tragic fire.

Your Fabio

]]> By: Nick Skytland http://www.opennasa.com/2008/08/26/dr-peter-diamandis-talks-at-jsc/comment-page-1/#comment-4889 Nick Skytland Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:37:45 +0000 http://www.opennasa.com/2008/08/26/dr-peter-diamandis-talks-at-jsc/#comment-4889 If you've seen the series "From the Earth to the Moon" you may recall the reenactment of testimony by Frank Borman before the Senate committee reviewing the Apollo 1 Fire. Frank Borman make's the point that the Apollo 1 fire was not caused because anyone knowingly compromised safety. They were as diligent as we are today, if not more so, about safety. When asked then what did cause the fire, he responded "a failure of imagination." A failure of imagination was our greatest barrier back then, and it remains our greatest barrier today. The question is simply how then do we overcome that barrier? The best way I know how to do that is to put people who solve problems differently - who have different perspectives - on the same team. Cross-pollinate. Put a business student on a team with engineers. Put a doctor on a team with marketers. Put a NASA guy in the private space industry. Put a private space industry guy in NASA. Dr. Diamandis's internship offer isa perfect way to do that. We should all be doing that. Not only do you have a chance to work on something interesting, but you are bringing a different perspective to the table. I really encourage us to find anyway possible - including internships, rotations, cooperative agreements, partnerships - that will couple NASA's greatest thinkers with those in the private space industry. Be creative. Be relentless. We all have a lot to learn - and if we work together, we'll make the human spaceflight think happen a lot quicker for everyone. If you’ve seen the series “From the Earth to the Moon” you may recall the reenactment of testimony by Frank Borman before the Senate committee reviewing the Apollo 1 Fire. Frank Borman make’s the point that the Apollo 1 fire was not caused because anyone knowingly compromised safety. They were as diligent as we are today, if not more so, about safety. When asked then what did cause the fire, he responded “a failure of imagination.” A failure of imagination was our greatest barrier back then, and it remains our greatest barrier today. The question is simply how then do we overcome that barrier? The best way I know how to do that is to put people who solve problems differently – who have different perspectives – on the same team. Cross-pollinate. Put a business student on a team with engineers. Put a doctor on a team with marketers. Put a NASA guy in the private space industry. Put a private space industry guy in NASA. Dr. Diamandis’s internship offer isa perfect way to do that. We should all be doing that. Not only do you have a chance to work on something interesting, but you are bringing a different perspective to the table. I really encourage us to find anyway possible – including internships, rotations, cooperative agreements, partnerships – that will couple NASA’s greatest thinkers with those in the private space industry. Be creative. Be relentless. We all have a lot to learn – and if we work together, we’ll make the human spaceflight think happen a lot quicker for everyone.

]]> By: William Pomerantz http://www.opennasa.com/2008/08/26/dr-peter-diamandis-talks-at-jsc/comment-page-1/#comment-4853 William Pomerantz Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:48:31 +0000 http://www.opennasa.com/2008/08/26/dr-peter-diamandis-talks-at-jsc/#comment-4853 We're always looking for good people here at X PRIZE... I'm glad Peter got you fired up! Best, Will We’re always looking for good people here at X PRIZE… I’m glad Peter got you fired up!

Best,
Will

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