Black Hat: NASA JPL boss Brian Muirhead shares lessons learned on Mars

Shaun Nichols
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Muirhead encourages firms to balance risk with preparation

LAS VEGAS: The head of NASA's famed Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) took to the stage on Thursday to share the wisdom he has picked up over years of overseeing the agency's wildly successful Mars e...

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