October 1st, 2008 - VOL. 1 Issue 9

In This Issue

Message from the Director

What's the Story with Your Project?

A project's storyline is a powerful force that can play a crucial role in determining its success.
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Features

Academy Brief: Knowledge Sharing

Knowledge sharing is a critical pillar of the Academy's professional development framework that is central to its efforts to build a community of reflective practitioners across NASA.
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Academy Case Study: The New Horizons RP-1 Tank Decision

In early September 2005, the Launch Services Program at Kennedy Space Center received an unexpected call from Lockheed Martin, the manufacturer of the launch vehicle for New Horizons, NASA’s long-planned mission to Pluto.
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Research Brief: Space Security

Space debris poses an increasing threat to space security, according to Space Security 2008, the fifth annual report by spacesecurity.org.
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Leadership Bookshelf

Judgment: How Winning Leaders Make Great Calls

The evidence of great leadership manifests itself in great judgment, according to Noel Tichy and Warren Bennis.
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From the Archives

An Iconoclast's View on the Definition of Systems Engineering

In the spirit of NASA's fiftieth anniversary, ASK the Academy looks back forty years to a letter written by George S. Trimble, Deputy Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center (now Johnson Space Center) from 1967-1969, on the definition of systems engineering.
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View from the Outside

ESA's Rosetta Meets an Asteroid

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) spacecraft Rosetta did its first fly-by of the asteroid 2867 Steins on September 5, 2008.
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This Month in NASA History

Fiftieth Anniversary of NASA's First Launch

Pioneer 1, NASA's first-ever space launch, rocketed into orbit on October 11, 1958.
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In the Current Issue of ASK

+ A New Astronaut Seat
by Dustin Gohmert

+ International Cooperation: When 1+1=3
by Toshifumi Mukai

+ Staying Motivated During Tough Times
by Jennifer Cole