July 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 7 A new book offers an in-depth look at the team-building support sponsored by the Academy.
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July 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 7 Communication is essential to enhance the relevance of space to address national needs and to convey its importance to the public, witnesses told the House Committee on Science and Technologys Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics on July 16, 2009.
June 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 6 The dynamics of complex projects and the changing nature of work demand skills beyond traditional project management — they call for project leadership.
May 29, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 5 The opportunity to build a new launch vehicle that can loft humans into space does not come along often.
June 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 6 On June 8, 1959, a B-52 released the X-15 rocket on its first unpowered glide flight piloted by Scott Crossfield.
June 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 6 On Wednesday June 10, 2009, JAXA’s three-ton lunar probe, Kaguya, or SELENE (SELenological and ENgineering Explorer), ended its mission as it intentionally slammed into the near-side of the moon.
June 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 6 NASA and the Review of the U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee have launched the website hsf.nasa.gov to gather input from the public about the nation’s human space flight program.
June 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 6 A mid-decade surge in the price of titanium resulted from a perfect storm of supply and demand factors, according to a recent study by the RAND Corporations Project AIR FORCE.
June 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 6 NASA’s COTS partners SpaceX and Orbital have demonstrated solid progress, but are now faced with adhering to aggressive schedules in order to meet upcoming milestones, according to a recent assessment by the General Accountability Office (GAO).