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Research Brief: New Report Suggests Restructuring Human Spaceflight Objectives

January 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 1   NASA should demonstrate its relevance in the post-Cold War world while restructuring its human spaceflight objectives, according to a new report by two retired senior NASA officials and a former director of the National Science Foundation.

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Academy Brief: Business Process Courses

January 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 1   The Academy offers a number of courses that address Earned Value Management, budgeting, acquisition, and other NASA business processes.

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This Month in NASA History: Reagan Calls for Space Station

January 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 1   On January 25, 1984, President Ronald Reagan used his State of the Union address to call for NASA to build a permanent manned space station.

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View from the Outside: ESA Prepares to Launch Herschel/Planck

January 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 1   The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing for the joint launch of its Herschel and Planck spacecraft in the spring of 2009.

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Message from the Academy Director: 10,000 Hours

January 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 1   What does it take to acquire expertise? About 10,000 hours.

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Leadership Bookshelf: Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers

January 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 1   The author of The Tipping Point and Blink attempts to unravel the mystery of truly exceptional talent.

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Star Works: Back to the Future of High-Performing Teams

January 9, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 1   As work begins on the Lunar Lander Project at the Johnson Space Center (JSC), its project office has undertaken an unorthodox approach to engineering management. Nicknamed Star Works, it is loosely based on the Lockheed Skunk Works concept pioneered by Kelly Johnson during World War II.

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Academy Announces Curriculum Schedule for FY 2008

January 9, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 1   The NASA Academy of Program/Project & Engineering Leadership has announced its curriculum schedule for the new fiscal year.

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Masters Forum 15 Focuses on Innovation

January 9, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 1   Innovation was the theme of the Academy’s fifteenth Master Forum, which took place October 15-18, 2007, in Mesa, Arizona.

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