ASK OCE — January 12, 2007 — Vol. 2, Issue 1 A tireless spirit of problem solving in the name of a common goal. A seasoned team of engineers and managers. The vital importance of learning from mistakes. Those were the keys to Apollo’s success, according to retired NASA engineer Dr. Henry Pohl. In a […]
ASK OCE — February 23, 2007 — Vol. 2, Issue 2 Dr. John Marburger, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), testified about the President’s request for NASA in Fiscal Year 2008 before the House Science and Technology Committee.
ASK OCE — January 12, 2007 — Vol. 2, Issue 1 Up is up and down is down. That much is easy for a pilot flying by the clear light of day. But at night or when a fog rolls in, a pilot must rely on instruments for guidance.
ASK OCE — January 12, 2007 — Vol. 2, Issue 1 Blue Origin, the private space program funded by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, executed its first low-altitude test launch from its West Texas spaceport on November 14, 2006.
ASK OCE — January 12, 2007 — Vol. 2, Issue 1 By Chris Scolese This issue examines some of the key elements of NASA’s early culture. How did a government agency go from inception to the moon landing in just over ten years? What can we learn from this as NASA faces the […]
ASK OCE — November 3, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 15 Collaboration was the theme of the thirteenth Masters Forum, hosted by the Academy of Program/Project & Engineering Leadership at Babson College in mid-September.
ASK OCE — January 12, 2007 — Vol. 2, Issue 1 On January 6, 1998, the unmanned Lunar Prospector embarked on a one-year lunar polar mission. Its primary objective was to ascertain whether or not water ice was buried inside the lunar crust.
ASK OCE — November 3, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 15 Rocco A. Petrone, 80, an Apollo-era NASA executive known for his toughness and drive to see NASA succeed, died August 24, 2006 at his home in Palos Verdes Estates, CA. Mr. Petrone, who truly believed that spaceflight could serve toward the betterment of […]
ASK OCE — January 12, 2007 — Vol. 2, Issue 1 U.S News & World Report, in conjunction with the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government named Charles Elachi of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) as one of “America’s Best Leaders” for 2006. Other honorees include Warren Buffet, Sandra […]
