TSR: Why technology projects fail

Posted on: May. 17th, 2005 || Source: thespacereview.com | E-mail Article | Print Article

NASA's DART mission is the latest example of a technology program at NASA that failed entirely or in part. Eric Hedman examines why technology programs in general fail, and what NASA can do to improve the odds of success in the future.

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