NASA faced a host of challenges -- politically, technologically, and financially -- as it sought to reach the moon in the 1960s.
The strategies it employed can still inform space and other technology leaders today on how to pursue big goals and recover from the inevitable setbacks:When President Kennedy set America on the course to the moon he sought a game-changing goal. Why? Because we were seemingly losing to the Russians in space and in the international political arena. To change the game, JFK changed the goal – to one that at the time seemed impossible.
and his ability to get research, engineering, purchasing, manufacturing and operations to communicate and work together to achieve goals.By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time. worked with MIT, Corning Glass, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California and others to create a shield that could withstand 3,000 degrees to safeguard the astronauts.. For businesses to succeed, their leaders must understand the larger ecosystem in which they operate. As the Apollo program got underway, the civil rights movement and a more politically active youth culture were coming to the fore in America.
and the nation back. Another crew was almost lost in space during the Apollo 13 mission. In each case
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