ASK OCE — April 4, 2006 — Vol. 1, 1 Issue 7 NASA’s Space Technology 5 (ST5) successfully launched on March 22, 2006, from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on a Pegasus XL rocket. ST5 is testing new micro-spacecraft technologies and operations’ techniques. The three spacecraft will conduct science validation using measurements of the […]
Ask OCE — January 12, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 2 The return of Japan’s Hayabusa probe to Earth will take place three years later than planned, according to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The spacecraft, which was slated to return to Earth in June 2007, encountered difficulties that led JAXA to postpone […]
Ask OCE — February 24, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 5 What are the best practices in program and project management? Most of the time project managers learn through on-the-job observation and experience. They assimilate the techniques that seem to work best and discard the rest, and there’s plenty of trial and error involved. […]
ASK OCE — April 4, 2006 — Vol. 1, 1 Issue 7 Highlights of Recent Publications and Awards LaRC Team Uses GPS for Measurement of Earth’s Surface Reflectivity Langley researchers Stephen J. Katzberg, Omar Torres, and Michael S. Grant and Dallas Masters of Colorado University published the results of the first use of calibrated […]
Ask OCE — January 12, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 2 The House of Representatives passed a spending bill to reauthorize NASA on December 17, 2005, authorizing approximately $17.9 billion for NASA in fiscal year 2007 and $18.7 billion in fiscal year 2008. The bill directs the Agency to carry out programs in human […]
Ask OCE — February 24, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 5 The President’s Fiscal Year 2007 Budget released on February 6th includes $16.8 billion for NASA, a 3.2 percent increase over NASA’s 2006 budget. The request did not count emergency supplemental spending incurred in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The FY 2007 budget affirms the […]
ASK OCE — April 4, 2006 — Vol. 1, 1 Issue 7 Great goals require great transformations. After President Kennedy challenged the nation in 1961 to land a man on the moon by the end of the decade, it became apparent that NASA would have to quicken its pace to meet this goal.
Ask OCE — January 12, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 2 When I came on board the Environmental Research Aircraft and Sensor (ERAST) Project, first as Chief Engineer and later as Deputy Project Manager, there was a lot to keep track of — four flight projects and numerous technology development initiatives. One company, AV, had […]
Ask OCE — February 24, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 5 At a county fair in 1906, a prized bull was offered to the person who could come closest to guessing the animal’s weight. Various “experts” such as cattlemen and butchers made their guesses, as did ordinary folks. An individual did not make the closest […]
