July 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 7 Cultural differences in work pressure levels and aggression between Russian and American crewmembers and mission controllers can affect team performance on long-duration space missions, according to a new joint study by the University of California / San Francisco and the Institute for Biomedical Problems in Moscow.
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July 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 7 Academy Director Dr. Ed Hoffman spoke at the 23rd IPMA (International Project Management Association) World Congress in Helsinki, Finland on June 16, 2009 about the role of a project academy in an organization dedicated to complex projects.
July 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 7 A new book offers an in-depth look at the team-building support sponsored by the Academy.
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.