November 24, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 11 Johnson Space Center has a question: what would happen if we could tap into the expertise of the centers employees to solve any one of the difficult challenges that NASA faces?
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November 24, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 11 In November 1969, Apollo 12 successfully landed three astronauts on the Moon, but not without a shaky start. This month marks the anniversary of a valuable forty-year-old lesson — learned and unlearned.
January 29, 2010 Vol. 3, Issue 1 The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released an assessment of the capacity of the U.S. industrial base to develop and produce engines for space launch vehicles.
January 29, 2010 Vol. 3, Issue 1 Is the aerospace industrys ability to innovate broken? Aviation Week investigated and found that there is a need for a new perspective on innovation.
January 29, 2010 Vol. 3, Issue 1 A new vision for engineering education from the National Academy of Engineering includes inductive teaching and learning, the use of modern learning technologies, and just-in-time learning.
January 29, 2010 Vol. 3, Issue 1 The SPIRE instrument on the Herschel Space Observatory is providing a 12 billion-year glimpse back in time.
January 29, 2010 Vol. 3, Issue 1 The years just prior to the founding of NASA were boon times for space visionaries.
January 29, 2010 Vol. 3, Issue 1 When US Airways Flight 1549 suffered a dual engine failure moments after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport, the pilot did a remarkable job. So did the aircraft, writes William Langewiesche.
When you close your eyes and think of NASA, what comes to mind? Your answer, whatever it is, says a lot about the strength of NASA’s vision.