April 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 4 On April 9, 1984, astronauts aboard Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-41C successfully captured the ailing Solar Maximum spacecraft, serviced it on orbit, and released it back into operation.
July 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 7 On the eve of the 40th anniversary of the moon landing, the Apollo 11 crew members spoke at the National Air & Space Museum.
June 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 6 On Wednesday June 10, 2009, JAXA’s three-ton lunar probe, Kaguya, or SELENE (SELenological and ENgineering Explorer), ended its mission as it intentionally slammed into the near-side of the moon.
July 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 7 NASA Associate Administrator Chris Scolese and Chief Engineer Mike Ryschkewitsch spoke to Academy Director Ed Hoffman in the first session of “Masters with Masters.”
June 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 6 NASA and the Review of the U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee have launched the website hsf.nasa.gov to gather input from the public about the nation’s human space flight program.
July 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 7 The federal government’s Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra unveiled the government’s IT Dashboard website to monitor the status and effectiveness of government information technology (IT) system spending.
June 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 6 A mid-decade surge in the price of titanium resulted from a perfect storm of supply and demand factors, according to a recent study by the RAND Corporations Project AIR FORCE.
July 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 7 Performance pressure can be a critical barrier to a team’s effective use of knowledge, according to a working paper by Heidi K. Gardner of Harvard Business School.
June 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 6 NASA’s COTS partners SpaceX and Orbital have demonstrated solid progress, but are now faced with adhering to aggressive schedules in order to meet upcoming milestones, according to a recent assessment by the General Accountability Office (GAO).
