Join Rachel Wells for a conversation with Vanessa Wyche, Director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center, who led teams on the ground through the Artemis II mission. Vanessa breaks down how mission success is engineered through readiness and systems thinking, and defines “gritty” leadership.

She also shares how NASA is bringing AI into everyday work with a “summer of AI” that invited teams to experiment.

If you work in high‑stakes decision‑making, building lasting leadership pipelines, or practical AI adoption across functions, this episode is for you.

What you’ll learn

* How NASA tested Artemis II and built team structures that demand clear judgment

* The “summer of AI” approach: treating AI as a tool for every role, from comms to engineers

* Vanessa’s leadership framework: vision, readiness, and what “grit” means

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