Ask OCE — February 8, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 4 Japan’s space agency JAXA plans to launch MTSAT-2, the second in a pair of satellites, on Saturday, February 18 from an H-IIA launch vehicle at the Tanegashima Space Center. MTSAT-2 has both aeronautical and a meteorological mission objectives. It is expected to play […]
ASK OCE — March 17, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 6 Nobody understood better than the legendary Dr. Wernher Von Braun that mistakes are an unavoidable fact of life in aerospace development. Von Braun made a point of encouraging his team members to be forthcoming about their mistakes. In an anecdote that he recalled […]
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.
ASK OCE — March 17, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 6 By Chris Scolese NASA is breaking new ground in space exploration. The concepts, technologies, and components being assessed and developed will enable capabilities that are neither fully defined nor even imagined at this time.
Ask OCE — February 8, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 4 NASA would benefit from consistent, agency-wide project management practices and standardized product development criteria across its centers, according to a December report by the General Accountability Office (GAO).
ASK OCE — March 17, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 6 A new Space Race is on. A growing number of American and international companies are joining the fray with the thumbs-up from international governments, private sector advocates, and even NASA – to provide space travel and space transport services more economically and to more […]
Ask OCE — February 8, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 4 Apollo 14 splashed down on February 9, 1971, after completing a successful manned exploration of the lunar surface.
ASK OCE — April 4, 2006 — Vol. 1, 1 Issue 7 On April 6, 1965, NASA launched the world’s first commercial communications satellite Intelsat I (a.k.a. Early Bird) into a geosynchronous orbit above earth.
Ask OCE — February 8, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 4 By Chris Scolese As the Chief Engineer responsible for ensuring that every NASA program and project meets the highest possible technical standards, I am dedicated to providing the best possible leadership and guidance for the technical workforce of civil servants and contractors […]
