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ASK OCE — June 21, 2007 — Vol. 2, Issue 4   On June 28, 1978, Seasat-A was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base aboard an Atlas-Agena launch vehicle.

ASK OCE — June 21, 2007 — Vol. 2, Issue 4   By Chris Scolese   In this issue we examine the role of standards at NASA, the Department of Defense, and more generally throughout engineering and technical professions.

ASK OCE — November 3, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 15 Collaboration was the theme of the thirteenth Masters Forum, hosted by the Academy of Program/Project & Engineering Leadership at Babson College in mid-September.

ASK OCE — November 3, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 15   Rocco A. Petrone, 80, an Apollo-era NASA executive known for his toughness and drive to see NASA succeed, died August 24, 2006 at his home in Palos Verdes Estates, CA. Mr. Petrone, who truly believed that spaceflight could serve toward the betterment of […]

ASK OCE — November 3, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 15   NASA’s Space Communications Office is well managed and highly effective at carrying out critical functions, according to a preliminary review by the National Research Council (NRC). A key component of NASA’s space communications capability, the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS), is […]

ASK OCE — November 3, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 15   Since humans are planning to explore the moon again, it makes sense to find out what the last man to walk its surface thinks the future might hold. Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt has a lot of ideas about this, and he spells […]

ASK OCE — November 3, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 15   The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and U.S. Air Force Space Command issued new common federal launch safety standards on August 25, 2006.

ASK OCE — November 3, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 15   More than 200 years ago, Italian scientist Alessandro Volta developed the first electrical battery. It represented the first continuous, practical, and reproducible source of electrical current and a critical step in the accelerated study of electromagnetism and the development of electrical components.

ASK OCE — November 3, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 15   By Chris Scolese   I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge Dr. John Mather of Goddard Space Flight Center for winning the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physics.