By Douglas Craig Humanity’s dream of exploring the wonders of space—to look for life on other planets and to better understand our place in the universe—has not diminished over the years. But advances in human space exploration beyond low-Earth orbit have been slow to emerge.
By Don Heyer In the final days of 2008, the Science Mission Directorate and the Academy of Program/Project and Engineering Leadership released a new opportunity under a fledgling program: the Hands-on Project Experience, or HOPE.
By Brent Robertson and Michael Bay It is always exciting watching something launch into space. It is even more thrilling when the launch is the culmination of many years of work.
By Erik N. Nilsen and P.A. “Trisha” Jansma On October 18, 1989, the Galileo spacecraft lifted free from the shuttle cargo bay.
At the 2009 NASA Project Management Challenge, I walked to the lectern wearing a white wig. I asked the audience to step back in time with me to the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
By Don Cohen Rüdiger Süß is the project manager for corporate strategy and international relations for the German Aerospace Center (DLR). DLR is the national research center for aeronautics and space research and the German Space Administration.
By Scott J. Cameron Government service has historically been associated with a relatively stable work environment, at least when compared with private-sector organizations forced to continually adapt to shifting market forces in the pursuit of survival and profitability.
By Keith L. Woodman I once had a NASA project manager who was notoriously hard to work with lament that people were leaving his project as fast as they could. Another project manager, who had no trouble retaining people, told me one of his secrets to success was to manage team members like volunteers. […]
By Laurence Prusak A while ago I asked a number of colleagues, clients, and friends the following question: “If the word ‘knowledge’ were somehow banned from the English language, what existing word could take its place?”
