Research is contributed by Goldpebble Research, an independent research firm specializing in data engineering and analysis.

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NASA's traditional approach has been to invest heavily in detailed systems engineering, computer simulations and extensive analysis through the early stages of major projects.

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Peter Bradford, a member of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission at the time of the Three Mile Island accident in Pennsylvania in 1979, said the accident exposes shortcomings in risk analysis as well as engineering.

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Especially difficult to find are folks who can do diesel-engine combustion analysis and electromechanical-controls engineering.

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The NTSB recommended the National Air Racing Group Unlimited Division require aircraft owners in the unlimited class to provide an engineering evaluation that includes flight demonstrations and analysis prior to a race.

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Even though I write extensively about technology, business, and investments, I am still deeply rooted in the rigorous analysis that my professors instilled in me in engineering school.

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"Our initial analysis shows that the general problem of long-term planetary engineering is almost alarmingly feasible, " they say.

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Still, Ted Scardamalia, director of product analysis at research firm Portelligent, says standardizing is more a business consideration than an engineering puzzle.

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