ASK OCE — July 20, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 10 The Department of Defense’s Transformational Satellite Communication System (TSAT) has not met its projected cost and schedule expectations and requires a more knowledge-based development approach to minimize project risk, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). TSAT is a key component […]
ASK OCE — July 20, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 10 U.S. policymakers should engage in an open discussion about possible avenues for cooperation with China’s civilian space program, according to U.S. Representatives Mark S. Kirk (R-10-IL) and Rick Larsen (D-2-WA).
ASK OCE — July 20, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 10 Engineering projects have been tied to schedules since the time of the pyramids, but the modern notion of project scheduling is only as old as spaceflight itself.
ASK OCE — July 20, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 10 On July 20, 1976, the Viking I Lander made history by becoming the first spacecraft to safely land on another planet when it touched down on the surface of Mars.
ASK OCE — July 20, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 10 A Russian Dnepr rocket carried Genesis I, a 3,000-pound expandable space module prototype, into orbit from the ISC Kosmotras launch complex in Russia on July 12, 2006.
ASK OCE — July 20, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 10 The Senate Appropriations Committee recommended last week that NASA receive just over $16.757 billion for Fiscal Year 2007.
ASK OCE — August 4, 2006 — Vol. 1 Issue 11 The Academy of Program/Project & Engineering Leadership (APPEL) will roll out a thoroughly revised curriculum in October 2006 to address NASA’s needs as it pursues the Vision for Space Exploration. The new curriculum integrates project management and engineering into a four-level development sequence […]
ASK OCE — August 4, 2006 — Vol. 1 Issue 11 Slide presentations are a core communications tool at NASA, and like any tool they are well suited for some applications and not for others.
ASK OCE August 4, 2006 Vol. 1 Issue 11 NASA’s acquisition plan for the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) could result in excessive costs, delays, and performance shortfalls, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). NASA intends to award a contract for the design, development, production and sustainment of the CEV to a […]
