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In this series, Nick Johnson, NASA's former chief scientist for Orbital Debris (OD), discusses orbital debris work at NASA. Johnson explains the challenges that accompany requirement changes and what it takes to overcome them.

In this series, Nick Johnson, NASA's former chief scientist for Orbital Debris (OD), discusses orbital debris work at NASA. Johnson describes his experience with the Operation Burnt Frost that intercepted a defunct satellite falling back to Earth.

In this series, Nick Johnson, NASA's former chief scientist for Orbital Debris (OD), discusses orbital debris work at NASA. Johnson explains NASA's past OD work including the creation of national and international standards of practice.

In this series, Nick Johnson, NASA's former chief scientist for Orbital Debris (OD), discusses orbital debris work at NASA. Johnson explains what he sees as the future for the agency's OD work.

Every year as we get back in the saddle, our Remembrance Day signals us to think back to the tragic events of Apollo 1, Challenger and Columbia as well as the context surrounding them. We're accountable for learning from not just what went wrong, but how we recovered. As an example, read these rules recorded by Wayne Hale, former NASA flight director and Space Shuttle Program manager. By actually applying such lessons from the past to your current work, our actions can honor our lost crews beyond silent reflection. 

Safety Culture Program Manager Tracy Dillinger and the Safety Culture Working Group members discuss the NASA Safety Culture model and each of its five factors in this video.