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View from the Outside: SpaceShipTwo and White Knight Two

February 21, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 2   Virgin Galactic unveiled the design of its new spacecraft and carrier aircraft.

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Masters Forum 16: Proven Approaches to Project Management Excellence

February 21, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 2   The Academy of Program/Project & Engineering Leadership is gearing up for its sixteenth Master Forum, which will take place April 21-24, 2008, in Lansdowne, Virginia.

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PM Challenge 2008

February 21, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 2   The Project Management Challenge 2008 conference will take place February 26-27, 2008, in Daytona Beach, Florida.

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COBE was launched into an Earth orbit in 1989 to make a full sky map of the microwave radiation left over from the Big Bang. Credit: NASA
Academy Case Study: COBE

February 21, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 2   How did the universe begin? Humans have asked the question for millennia. In the modern age, scientists have focused on determining the physical origins of the universe.

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This Month in NASA History: John Glenn Orbits the Earth

February 21, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 2   On February 20, 1962, John Glenn became the first American to circle the Earth from space, making three orbits in the Friendship 7 Mercury spacecraft.

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Knowledge Archive: What Are Wicked Problems?

February 21, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 2   (Originally published in Ask OCE February 8, 2006 Vol. 1, Issue 4 NASA employees are routinely called upon to solve problems that require high levels of creativity and coordination from project teams.

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Message from the Academy Director: OMB Guidelines for Project Management

February 21, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 2   As project management has become increasingly critical to the successful execution of the work of government, the White House Office of Management and Budget has developed a certification program to ensure that federal project managers possess the necessary competencies to succeed at various stages of their careers.

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