ASK OCE — August 31, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 13 The three micro-satellites known as Space Technology 5 (ST5), each no bigger than a 13-inch television and weighing a mere 55 pounds, completed their planned 90-day orbital mission on Friday, June 30, when the ST5 mission team shut down the spacecraft.
ASK OCE — August 31, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 13 Over the next decade NASA, along with other federal agencies and private industry, should focus its civil aeronautics research and technology efforts on inter-sector cooperation and practical applicability, according to a survey by the National Research Council. The National Research Council’s Committee on […]
ASK OCE — August 17, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 12 On August 30, 1983, Guion S. Bluford, a mission specialist on STS-8, became the first African-American in space.
ASK OCE — August 31, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 13 By Chris Scolese From the earliest days of spaceflight, the civilian aerospace community has relied on cooperation among government, private industry, and universities. As a result, NASA often finds itself working with partner organizations in a variety of configurations. NASA works in a […]
ASK OCE — September 20, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 14 At midnight, September 7, 1776, a revolutionary naval craft made its way slowly and silently down the Hudson River towards the mighty British fleet that was anchored in New York Harbor.
ASK OCE — September 20, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 14 Robots that can alter their electronic brains and body structures. Machines that can autonomously reproduce themselves exponentially. It’s not the plot of a Hollywood sci-fi movie. Efforts are well underway to make the next generation of rapid prototyping systems a reality. A research group […]
ASK OCE — September 20, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 14 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and U.S. Air Force Space Command issued new common federal launch safety standards (PDF) on August 25, 2006.
ASK OCE — September 20, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 14 China and Russia are currently finalizing plans to collaborate on a joint mission to Mars, according to a leading Chinese space research scientist. Ye Peijian, a scientist with the Chinese Research Institute of Space Technology, made the announcement on August 23, 2006, at […]
ASK OCE — September 20, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 14 How can an organization create an environment for project management or systems engineering development that gets beyond the sink-or-swim paradigm? Claire Smith and Ron Johnson of Ames Research Center (ARC) have asked themselves this question many times over the past several years. “Everyone […]
