ASK OCE — July 20, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 10 Dr. Henry Petroski, a professor of both civil engineering and history at Duke University, is one of the nation’s foremost writers on engineering.
ASK OCE — July 20, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 10 When a project runs into serious trouble, aerospace veterans can usually trace the difficulties back to a core set of problems that occur over and over.
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 — 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 — July 20, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 10 Engineering projects have been tied to schedules since the time of the pyramids, but the modern notion of project scheduling is only as old as spaceflight itself.
ASK OCE — July 20, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 10 On July 20, 1976, the Viking I Lander made history by becoming the first spacecraft to safely land on another planet when it touched down on the surface of Mars.
ASK OCE — July 20, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 10 A Russian Dnepr rocket carried Genesis I, a 3,000-pound expandable space module prototype, into orbit from the ISC Kosmotras launch complex in Russia on July 12, 2006.
ASK OCE — July 20, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 10 By Chris Scolese This issue looks at several aspects of project management: some common pitfalls, the evolution of scheduling, the anniversary of one of NASA’s great project management success stories, and a government program that has had trouble meeting its initial performance […]
ASK OCE — July 20, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 10 The Senate Appropriations Committee recommended last week that NASA receive just over $16.757 billion for Fiscal Year 2007.
