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THE SHUTTLE, THOUGH IT'S BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE, IS STILL THE MOST ADVANCED ROCKET IN THE WORLD. & EVERY LITTLE PIECE HAS TO WORK IF A FLIGHT IS TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

➡ A SINGLE MISSION INVOLVES A LARGE TEAM OF PEOPLE, WITH DIVERSE SKILLS & DIFFERENT RESPONSIBILITIES - ALL WORKING TOWARD A COMMON GAOL. ➡ THE KEY TO NASA'S SUCCESS, & (I SUSPECT) THE KEY TO SUCCESS OF [[STRIKETHROUGH]] THE [[/STRIKETHROUGH]] YOUR [NEW TECHNOLOGY GROUP] IS INTEGRATING THOSE DIVERSE SKILLS INTO A SMOOTHLY FUNCTIONING TEAM ➡ [TO PRODUCE A WHOLE THAT TRULY IS GREATER THAN THE SUM OF ITS PARTS].

➡ I APPLIED TO BE AN ASTRONAUT IN 1978
WANTED MORE DIVERSE SET OF TALENTS
BANNER YEAR; NO ASTROS IN 10 YEARS ➡ ADVERTISE
35, INCLUDING 1ST 6
EXEMPLIFY DIVERSE SKILLS: 15 PILOTS/20 M.S. PHYSICIST, ASTRON, GEOL, [[STRIKETHROUGH]] [[?]] [[/STRIKETHROUGH]] BIOCHEM, AERO ENG, EE, MECH, DOCTORS [MISSING LAWYERS & INDIAN CHIEFS, BUT TECHNICAL AREAS COVERED]

IN COMMON:
- ABILITY & WILLINGNESS TO LEARN NEW THINGS
- CAPACITY TO APPRECIATE OTHER PEOPLE'S SKILLS & TALENTS
- ABILITY TO WORK AS PART OF A TEAM ➡ CONTRIBUTING OUR PART, BUT TRUSTING & RELYING ON OTHERS TO DO THEIRS