> If the overall lack of experienced technical personnel were such an issue, why are the project failures on the software side, with zero issues reported on the mechanical side?
Slide 38 explicitly lists staffing challenges in GNC (guidance, navigation, and control), FSW (flight software), avionics, and systems engineer.
Slide 41 also talks about external factors: "...this has required the experienced cadre to be spread thin... the rise of the commercial space industry in recent years has resulted in competition for experienced personnel, particularly in the systems engineering, GNC, and FSW areas."
Slide 38 explicitly lists staffing challenges in GNC (guidance, navigation, and control), FSW (flight software), avionics, and systems engineer.
Slide 41 also talks about external factors: "...this has required the experienced cadre to be spread thin... the rise of the commercial space industry in recent years has resulted in competition for experienced personnel, particularly in the systems engineering, GNC, and FSW areas."