Sep 12, 2025
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Michael D. Watson:
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https://www.incose.org/about-incose/organization/leadership/michael-watson-bio
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NASA/TP–20205003644: Engineering Elegant Systems:
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https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/nasa_tp_20205003644_interactive2.pdf
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS ⏱️
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:19 What it’s like being INCOSE President-Elect?
00:02:26 From NASA work to INCOSE principles (and why principles matter)
00:03:20 Origin of NASA's "Engineering Elegant Systems: Theory of Systems Engineering"
00:05:15 Why systems engineering is essential at NASA
00:07:03 Adoption & impact: principles → handbooks and guidance
00:08:15 The commercial space shift - beyond big gov & primes - Parallels with aviation
00:12:25 Shuttle reuse realities vs early vision
00:14:21 Tech transfer NASA → commercial engines & rockets
00:16:46 Advice to students/early-career degrees, paths, options
00:18:26 Multiple pathways machining, manufacturing, precision build
00:20:33 How to get involved with INCOSE