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A View From Outside: Bigelow Launches Inflatable Space Module

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.

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NASA On the Hill: Congress Recommends $16.7B for NASA in FY07

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.

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A New Approach to the APPEL Curriculum

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 […]

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Leadership Corner: Effective Presentations

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.

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GAO Questions CEV Acquisition Plans

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 […]

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Beyond the Chain of Events: A New Model for Safety

ASK OCE — August 4, 2006 — Vol. 1 Issue 11   When accidents happen in organizations like NASA, engineers first look to the chain of events to isolate the technical problem. What if an accident stems from a systems failure or human error? After studying technical risk and safety for more than two decades, […]

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Trends in Project Management: The PMI Perspective

ASK OCE — August 4, 2006 — Vol. 1 Issue 11   Project management is becoming a more mature discipline across the federal government, says Greg Balestrero, CEO of the Project Management Institute.

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National Research Council Assesses NASA’s Science Portfolio

ASK OCE — August 4, 2006 — Vol. 1 Issue 11 NASA’s science portfolio is in danger of becoming unbalanced due to cutbacks, according to a report by the National Research Council.

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This Week in NASA History: 35th Anniversary of Apollo 15

ASK OCE — August 4, 2006 — Vol. 1 Issue 11   Apollo 15, the fourth manned mission to the moon, explored the lunar surface July 30-August 2, 1971.

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