Volume 2

March 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 3   Fifty years ago, Pioneer 4 became the first U.S. satellite to escape the earth’s gravity as it rocketed toward a close encounter with the moon.

March 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 3   Acting Administrator Chris Scolese testified before the House Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics about cost and schedule growth on NASA programs and projects.

March 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 3   Tolstoy wrote: “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” The same holds true for partnerships on NASA missions.

July 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 7   All successful projects are team efforts, and our learning strategies have to reflect that.

July 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 7   NASA Associate Administrator Chris Scolese prepared the following remarks to recognize the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.

July 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 7   On the eve of the 40th anniversary of the moon landing, the Apollo 11 crew members spoke at the National Air & Space Museum.

July 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 7   NASA Associate Administrator Chris Scolese and Chief Engineer Mike Ryschkewitsch spoke to Academy Director Ed Hoffman in the first session of “Masters with Masters.”

July 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 7   The federal government’s Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra unveiled the government’s IT Dashboard website to monitor the status and effectiveness of government information technology (IT) system spending.

July 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 7   Performance pressure can be a critical barrier to a team’s effective use of knowledge, according to a working paper by Heidi K. Gardner of Harvard Business School.