Ask OCE — February 8, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 4 Japan’s space agency JAXA plans to launch MTSAT-2, the second in a pair of satellites, on Saturday, February 18 from an H-IIA launch vehicle at the Tanegashima Space Center. MTSAT-2 has both aeronautical and a meteorological mission objectives. It is expected to play […]
Ask OCE — February 8, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 4 NASA employees are routinely called upon to solve problems that require high levels of creativity and coordination from project teams.
Ask OCE — February 8, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 4 NASA would benefit from consistent, agency-wide project management practices and standardized product development criteria across its centers, according to a December report by the General Accountability Office (GAO).
Ask OCE — February 8, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 4 Apollo 14 splashed down on February 9, 1971, after completing a successful manned exploration of the lunar surface.
Ask OCE — February 8, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 4 By Chris Scolese As the Chief Engineer responsible for ensuring that every NASA program and project meets the highest possible technical standards, I am dedicated to providing the best possible leadership and guidance for the technical workforce of civil servants and contractors […]
Ask OCE — February 24, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 5 What are the best practices in program and project management? Most of the time project managers learn through on-the-job observation and experience. They assimilate the techniques that seem to work best and discard the rest, and there’s plenty of trial and error involved. […]
Ask OCE — February 24, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 5 The President’s Fiscal Year 2007 Budget released on February 6th includes $16.8 billion for NASA, a 3.2 percent increase over NASA’s 2006 budget. The request did not count emergency supplemental spending incurred in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The FY 2007 budget affirms the […]
Ask OCE — February 24, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 5 At a county fair in 1906, a prized bull was offered to the person who could come closest to guessing the animal’s weight. Various “experts” such as cattlemen and butchers made their guesses, as did ordinary folks. An individual did not make the closest […]
Ask OCE — February 24, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 5 On February 20, 1962, Friendship 7 (MA-6) embarked on its historic voyage into space, making astronaut John Glenn the first American to orbit the earth.
