ASK OCE — August 31, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 13 By Chris Scolese From the earliest days of spaceflight, the civilian aerospace community has relied on cooperation among government, private industry, and universities. As a result, NASA often finds itself working with partner organizations in a variety of configurations. NASA works in a […]
ASK OCE — May 10, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 8 All speech is persuasive. A speech or presentation is an opportunity to change the hearts and minds of an audience, but most speakers appeal too much to the mind and forget the heart.
ASK OCE — July 20, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 10 The Department of Defense’s Transformational Satellite Communication System (TSAT) has not met its projected cost and schedule expectations and requires a more knowledge-based development approach to minimize project risk, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). TSAT is a key component […]
ASK OCE — August 17, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 12 The construction of the Panama Canal, widely considered one of the world’s greatest civil engineering feats, also necessitated one of the largest and most historic electrical installations of the 20th century.
ASK OCE — September 20, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 14 At midnight, September 7, 1776, a revolutionary naval craft made its way slowly and silently down the Hudson River towards the mighty British fleet that was anchored in New York Harbor.
ASK OCE — May 10, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 8 Nearly one thousand professionals from NASA, industry, academia, and aerospace associations attended APPEL’s Project Management Challenge 2006 conference on March 21-22 in Galveston, Texas.
ASK OCE — July 20, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 10 U.S. policymakers should engage in an open discussion about possible avenues for cooperation with China’s civilian space program, according to U.S. Representatives Mark S. Kirk (R-10-IL) and Rick Larsen (D-2-WA).
ASK OCE — August 17, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 12 India has its eye on the moon, and its burgeoning civil space program is collaborating in new ways with the United States.
ASK OCE — September 20, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 14 Robots that can alter their electronic brains and body structures. Machines that can autonomously reproduce themselves exponentially. It’s not the plot of a Hollywood sci-fi movie. Efforts are well underway to make the next generation of rapid prototyping systems a reality. A research group […]
