Why is NASA bringing 7,500 contractors back to work as civil servants?

As a flight director during NASA's Apollo missions, Gerry Griffin led several lunar landings. He helped bring the crew of Apollo 13 safely back to Earth. Later, he directed Johnson Space Center in Houston. Through these experiences, Griffin learned the value of teamwork in spaceflight—during the dynamic moments that can make or break a successful launch or landing, you absolutely have to trust your colleagues in the trenches. "When lightning struck the rocket during Apollo 12, we had to react in a hurry," Griffin said in an interview. "With people like John Aaron and Jerry Carr, the trust and communications came through. It made the difference." Read full article Comments The global technology and hardware manufacturing sector is navigating rapid infrastructural transformation, characterized by aggressive fabrication node transitions, complex supply-chain reconfigurations, and intensifying competition over next-generation computing standards.