April 3, 2008 Vol 1, Issue 3 The European Space Agency (ESA) successfully launched Jules Verne, the first of its new line of cargo-hauling Automotive Transfer Vehicles (ATV), into low earth orbit from the Guiana Space Center in Korou, French Guiana, on March 9, 2008.
April 3, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 3 ASK the Academy posed five questions to former NASA Administrator Dr. Robert A. Frosch.
April 3, 2008 Vol 1, Issue 3 NASA Administrator Dr. Michael Griffin told a House subcommittee that the President’s FY 2009 budget request for NASA represents a substantial step forward in responding to the recommendations of the National Research Councils first decadal survey of Earth Science.
April 3, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 3 On March 24, 1996, during Atlantis shuttle mission STS-76, astronaut Shannon W. Lucid boarded Russian space station Mir for a five-month stay, marking her place in history as the first U.S. woman to fly aboard the space station.
April 3, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 3 We asked roughly seventy senior practitioners who attended the Academys April 2007 Masters Forum to answer the question, “How do you learn to do your job?” Their answers provided a wealth of insight about learning at NASA.
May 6, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 4 Microsoft Corporation is scheduled to debut the World Wide Telescope, a free web-based program that promises users comprehensive, seamless pans amidst all the latest captured astronomical imagery from across the globe and sky.
May 6, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 4 NASA’s Space Biology Research Program should be adequately funded, concludes a new report by the National Research Council.
May 6, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 4 Whether you’re a seasoned project manager or a recent college graduate, the Academy’s core curriculum offers a common baseline of skills and knowledge for your career level.
May 6, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 4 A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report questions whether enough is known about the performance requirements for the Ares I Crew Launch Vehicle and the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle for those vehicles to meet their proposed cost and schedule goals.
