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Today, I'm joined by Michael Ciannilli, and we're talking about NASA Lessons Learned. Mike leads NASA's Apollo, Challenger, Columbia Lessons Learned Program, directing and developing a wide array of activities to share the Agency's lessons learned to help powerfully influence NASA's mission success. Previously, Mike served as the NASA Test Director for the Space Shuttle Program, where he lead the entire launch team through space shuttle launch countdown activities and was responsible for the processing oversight of the space shuttle orbiters and ground support systems. I'm excited to talk to him about the idea of teaching hard-fought lessons of the past to new generations of employees. Show resources: NASA Edge video: Apollo, Challenger, Columbia, Lessons Learned Program Michael Ciannilli on Linkedin NASA ACCLLP Website Sponsors: Ignite Management Services Liberty Strength  ____ Order my latest bestselling book, You Have the Watch: A Guided Journal to Become a Leader Worth Following Order my bestselling leadership book, All in the Same Boat - Lead Your Organization Like a Nuclear Submariner Order my bestselling leadership book, I Have the Watch: Becoming a Leader Worth Following Become a leader worth following today with these powerful resources: . Subscribe to my leadership newsletter Follow Jon S Rennie on Twitter Follow Jon S Rennie on Instagram Follow Jon S Rennie on YouTube The Experience of Leadership book Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASA EDGE attends the Mission Concepts Program workshop to learn more about NASA's role in launching Cubesats through the CubeSat Launch Initiative.

NASA EDGE attends the Mission Concepts Program workshop to learn more about NASA's role in launching Cubesats through the CubeSat Launch Initiative.

NASA EDGE attends the Mission Concepts Program workshop to learn more about NASA's role in launching Cubesats through the CubeSat Launch Initiative.

NASA EDGE attends the Mission Concepts Program workshop to learn more about NASA's role in launching Cubesats through the CubeSat Launch Initiative.

NASA is ready to launch TEMPO, and NASA EDGE's Franklin Fitzgerald talks to two of NASA's partners about the satellite carrying TEMPO and how all of the data will be managed during mission operation.

NASA is ready to launch TEMPO, and NASA EDGE's Franklin Fitzgerald talks to two of NASA's partners about the satellite carrying TEMPO and how all of the data will be managed during mission operation.

NASA is ready to launch TEMPO, its first instrument on a commercial satellite primarily focused on gathering hourly daytime data on air pollutants.

NASA is ready to launch TEMPO, its first instrument on a commercial satellite primarily focused on gathering hourly daytime data on air pollutants.

NASA EDGE scores a hat trick with the Best of Live JPSS-2 Tower Rollback show featuring three amazing missions and milestones. First, JPSS-2, NOAA's ongoing mission to provide essential data an imagery to improve weather prediction. Second, LOFTID, NASA's technology demonstration mission featuring an inflatable decelerator! And finally, with this launch NASA's Launch Services celebrates its 100th mission! Plus, there are a few surprise offerings from NASA EDGE as well

Get ready for the launch of the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Mission with NASA EDGE. With guests from NASA, Thales Alenia Space, and Launch Services, we cover everything you need to follow this critical earth science mission. SWOT will measure water height on both oceans and fresh waters sources like rivers and lakes to give scientists an unprecedented understanding of how our water table works.

Get ready for the launch of the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Mission with NASA EDGE.

Get ready for the launch of the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Mission with NASA EDGE.

NASA EDGE scores a hat trick with the Best of Live JPSS-2 Tower Rollback show featuring three amazing missions and milestones.

NASA EDGE scores a hat trick with the Best of Live JPSS-2 Tower Rollback show featuring three amazing missions and milestones.

Artemis I is launching soon, and even NASA has its own front row seat for the launch with Scientifically Calibrated In-Flight Imagary (SCIFLI). During launch and recovery, the NASA SCIFLI team will capture super high-fidelity imagery of the rocket and parachutes on re-entry across multiple spectrums.

Artemis I is launching soon, and even NASA has its own front row seat for the launch with Scientifically Calibrated In-Flight Imagary (SCIFLI). During launch and recovery, the NASA SCIFLI team will capture super high-fidelity imagery of the rocket and parachutes on re-entry across multiple spectrums.

It's the season of sequels, reboots, and blockbusters, and Honey, I Shrunk the Payload Challenge may be the hit of the summer.  NASA EDGE looks at the three finalists competing to develop incredibly small payloads to potentially fly to the moon with NASA and how they were inspired to scale down their instruments for challenge success!  Plus, NASA EDGE explores their own miniaturization techniques.  Check it out. NASA's Honey, I Shrunk the Payload Challenge was made possible by the NASA Tournament Lab, which is part of the Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI) in NASA's Prizes, Challenges, and Crowdsourcing program. It was funded by the agency's Game Changing Development Program in support of NASA's Lunar Surface Innovation Initiative, which aims to enable human and robotic exploration on the Moon and future operations on Mars.

NASA EDGE: Honey, I Shrunk the Payload

NASA EDGE: Honey, I Shrunk the Payload

On February 28, 2022, NASA EDGE provided live coverage of the rollout of NOAA's GOES-T satellite from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. GOES-T is the third in a series of four satellites specifically flown to provide a continuous record of high-quality imagery, weather, environmental, and space weather data for the entire Western Hemisphere. Guest on the show include NOAA's GOES-R Program System Program Director Pam Sullivan, NOAA's GOES-R Chief Scientist Dan Lindsay, NASA GOES-R Deputy System Program Director Ed Grigsby, NASA GOES-R Flight Project Manager Candace Carlisle, and our good buddy, Mic Woltman from NASA's Launch Services Program. Today's forecast: 100% visibility with a slight chance of buffering.

On February 28, 2022, NASA EDGE provided live coverage of the rollout of NOAA's GOES-T satellite from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

On February 28, 2022, NASA EDGE provided live coverage of the rollout of NOAA's GOES-T satellite from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

On December 8, 2021 NASA EDGE provided live coverage for the Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) mission from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

On December 8, 2021 NASA EDGE provided live coverage for the Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) mission from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

On December 8, 2021 NASA EDGE provided live coverage for the Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) mission from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. IXPE will give scientists around the world an unprecedented look at some of our galaxies most mysterious and complex objects, like Black Holes, Neutron Stars, Dark Energy, Dark Matter, and more. Guests on the show include NASA Astrophysics Division Director Paul Hertz, IXPE Deputy Principal Investigator Brian Ramsey, IXPE Lead Mirror Scientist Stephen Bongiorno, IXPE Project Manager Randy Baggett, and NASA Launch Program Office's Mic Woltman.

On October 14th, 2021 NASA EDGE provided live coverage of the Lucy Rollout at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Several members of the Lucy team joined the show. Lucy Program Scientist Tom Statler, Deputy Project Systems Engineer Mike Sekerak, and L'Ralph Instrument Data Scientist Hannah Kaplan were live on set, while T2Cam Calibration Team and gradaute student Amy Zhou joined virtually. Rounding out the latest on the rocket's trip to the pad, NASA's Launch Services Program very Mic Woltman kept us up to date on the final pre-launch status of this incredible planetary mission to the Trojan Asteroids. 

On September 27th, 2021 NASA EDGE provided live coverage of the Landsat 9 Tower Roll at Vandenberg Space Force Center in California. Deputy Project Scientist Bruce Cook, TIRS-2 Instrument Project Manager Jason Hair, NASA's Launch Services' own Mic Woltman, and more joined the show to share their insight into this incredible Earth observing mission.

On November 22, 2021 NASA EDGE provide coverage of the transition of the SpaceX Falcon 9 going vertical prior to the launch of the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Associate Administrator Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen, Planetary Science Division Director Lori Glaze, and NASA's Launch Services Program Office's Mic Woltman and more joined the show to discuss this amazing proof of concept mission for our planet's defense.

NASA EDGE talks NASA Heliophysics, NASA Solar Missions, Eclipses, and Space Weather as the perfect setup for exclusive, high-resolution footage of the 2021 Antarctic Total Solar Eclipse. Join Blair and Franklin as the talk with NASA Scientists Kelly Korreck, Michael Kirk, and Jesse Woodroffe before sharing this exclusive eclipse footage provided by the J. M. Pasachoff Antarctic Eclipse Expedition.

NASA EDGE talks NASA Heliophysics, NASA Solar Missions, Eclipses, and Space Weather as the perfect setup for exclusive, high-resolution footage of the 2021 Antarctic Total Solar Eclipse.

NASA EDGE talks NASA Heliophysics, NASA Solar Missions, Eclipses, and Space Weather as the perfect setup for exclusive, high-resolution footage of the 2021 Antarctic Total Solar Eclipse.

On November 22, 2021 NASA EDGE provide coverage of the transition of the SpaceX Falcon 9 going vertical prior to the launch of the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

On November 22, 2021 NASA EDGE provide coverage of the transition of the SpaceX Falcon 9 going vertical prior to the launch of the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

On October 14th, 2021 NASA EDGE provided live coverage of the Lucy Rollout at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Several members of the Lucy team joined the show.

Prior to the launch of the Laser Communication Relay Demonstration, the NASA EDGE Co-Host develops and tests his own version of laser communication as a proof of concept.

Prior to the launch of the Laser Communication Relay Demonstration, the NASA EDGE Co-Host develops and tests his own version of laser communication as a proof of concept.

On October 14th, 2021 NASA EDGE provided live coverage of the Lucy Rollout at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Several members of the Lucy team joined the show.

On Septenber 27th, 2021 NASA EDGE provided live coverage of the Landsat 9 Tower Roll at Vandenberg Space Force Center in California.

On Septenber 27th, 2021 NASA EDGE provided live coverage of the Landsat 9 Tower Roll at Vandenberg Space Force Center in California.

How do you top higher and higher drop tests? You add an extreme swing test to your portfolio. In this test for the Orion Structural Test Article (STA), NASA will gather performance data by simulating landing in “extreme” conditions. Bryan Russ, Project Manager for the Orion Water Impact Tests at NASA Langley Research Center, takes us through the finer points of preparing for both increased angle and velocity for impact. And though NASA doesn't intend to land at this steep angle, the data will help engineers understand the Orion and its capabilities for future missions.

People often ask me what it was like as a “NASA” insider. On this episode of Casual Space, one of the very best of the best, Michael Ciannilli joins me to share highlights and lessons learned from more than 25 years at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.  Michael “Mike” Ciannilli is NASA's manager of the Apollo, Challenger, Columbia Lessons Learned Program, where he helps innovatively and effectively share NASA's lessons of the past to help ensure future success.   Inspired by Mike and his work? Check out these videos from NASA EDGE,  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvOHNIbVBRI and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtowgLH-HyA   And read more about Mike here:  As manager of this agency level program, Ciannilli oversees the Columbia Research and Preservation Office, which preserves all Columbia artifacts, as well as the loan program, which loans out Columbia artifacts for research and academic purposes. In addition, this role involves giving lessons learned tours for NASA engineers, scientists, interns, executives, commercial partners and others. During these tours, he uses the stories of Apollo 1, Challenger and Columbia to share what has been learned from these past mishaps to prevent reoccurrence in future applications. Ciannilli also does lessons learned events at Kennedy Space Center where he works to bring these past experiences and the emotions behind the accidents alive through multimedia and storytelling; these events will be expanding across the agency. In addition to his main activities supporting the agency, Ciannilli also collaborates with outside media organizations like National Geographic to share these lessons learned with a wider audience. Prior to his current role, Ciannilli was the lead of the Columbia Research and Preservation Office, a position that is now encompassed in his new role. He also led the creation and development of the Forever Remembered project for Columbia and Challenger at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Previously, he served nine years as NASA Test Director for the Space Shuttle Program at Kennedy, responsible for processing oversight of the space shuttle orbiters and ground support systems including launch and landing facilities. In addition, this responsibility included leading the launch team through launch countdown activities. He also was the Landing Recovery Director during that time, responsible for leading contingency operations during launch countdown and landing activities, including flight crew recovery. In 2003, during the Columbia accident recovery, Ciannilli flew extensively onboard helicopters across Texas supporting air search operations and Columbia artifact recovery.Before joining NASA in 2005, Ciannilli was a contractor for the United Space Alliance where he spent eight years as a Test Project Engineer, leading the testing and engineering integration during processing of the shuttles and launch operations, and before that he was the lead of the Launch Countdown Simulation Team, which developed simulations to train the launch team. As the simulation lead for the Mission Management Team, he also trained the leadership of the Space Shuttle Program. Prior to this he worked as a fuel cell systems engineer assigned to Columbia. He also worked as an intern for Pan Am World Services at Cape Canaveral Air Force Base and taught high school. He has received numerous awards throughout his career, including the astronauts' Silver Snoopy, NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal, NASA Program Leadership Award, Launch and Landing Leadership Award, Launch Countdown Simulation Contingency Leadership Award, NASA Quest Outreach Award and a Columbia Recovery Team Award, among many others. Ciannilli has a Bachelor of Science in space science from the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Florida. Ciannilli grew up in Syracuse, New York. He enjoys spending time with his family, surfing, swimming, boating, sailing, hiking, skiing and film production.

How do you top higher and higher drop tests? You add an extreme swing test to your portfolio.

How do you top higher and higher drop tests? You add an extreme swing test to your portfolio.

Will the Orion get the data it needs from this third key drop test and remain the uncontested bellyflop champion? Mark Baldwin from Lockheed Martin, explains how the massive amount of onboard sensors collect data to help enhance Orion’s performance as it prepares for eventual human space flight for the Artemis Program. The data will take some time to analyze, but check out the splashdown. We give Orion a 10! 

Will the Orion get the data it needs from this third key drop test and remain the uncontested bellyflop champion?

Will the Orion get the data it needs from this third key drop test and remain the uncontested bellyflop champion?

How did MEDLI2 get all of the incredible data during entry, descent, and landing on Mars?

How did MEDLI2 get all of the incredible data during entry, descent, and landing on Mars? Look no further than the engineering. MEDLI2 Chief Engineer Chris Kuhl explains how overcoming several engineering challenges helped gather unprecedented data before Perseverance even began to roll.

How did MEDLI2 get all of the incredible data during entry, descent, and landing on Mars?