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October 28, 2011 Vol. 4, Issue 8 The International Space Exploration Coordination Group (ISECG) released the 2011 Global Exploration Roadmap.
October 28, 2011 Vol. 4, Issue 8 The International Space Exploration Coordination Group (ISECG) released the 2011 Global Exploration Roadmap.
October 28, 2011 Vol. 4, Issue 8 In order to enhance the benefits of its meteoroid and orbital debris (MMOD) programs, NASA should re-prioritize, re-focus, and expand the programs efforts, according to a recent report from the National Research Council.
October 28, 2011 Vol. 4, Issue 8 This month marks the fiftieth anniversary of the first flight of the Saturn I rocket.
September 28, 2011 Vol. 4, Issue 7 Mother of two, 27-year-old Jennifer Franzo loves a good rocket engine test.
September 28, 2011 Vol. 4, Issue 7 An organization’s culture can motivate employees to do the right thing if its values are clear and systems are designed to reinforce them, writes Ann Rhoades.
September 28, 2011 Vol. 4, Issue 7 Technical rigor and open communication led to the successful conclusion of a challenging FRR.
September 28, 2011 Vol. 4, Issue 7 No physical evidence, no telemetry data. To solve what happened to the Mars Observer after it disappeared, the Mishap Investigation Board had to take a different approach.
September 28, 2011 Vol. 4, Issue 7 What does risk have to do with values? Everything, it turns out.
September 28, 2011 Vol. 4, Issue 7 Academy Director Dr. Ed Hoffman delivered a keynote address at an international project management conference about how missions reflect values.