Ask OCE December 21, 2005 Vol. 1, Issue 1 President Bush signed bill H.R. 2862 into law in November, authorizing NASA’s budget of $16.5 billion for Fiscal Year 2006. NASA’s appropriation represents seven-tenths of one percent of the federal budget. The bill includes $4.5 billion for the shuttle, $1.8 billion for the space station, […]
Ask OCE — December 21, 2005 — Vol. 1, Issue 1 The advent of email and PowerPoint has, in some respects, eroded our culture of engineering communication.
Ask OCE — December 21, 2005 — Vol. 1, Issue 1 The Return to Flight (RTF) Task Group completed its work in August 2005 with a call for greater organizational and individual accountability within NASA.
Ask OCE — December 21, 2005 — Vol. 1, Issue 1 Cooperation across NASA centers can have a huge effect. NASA’s Fabrication Alliance, which began 10 years ago among four aeronautics centers and now spans all of NASA, has increased manufacturing skill and efficiency at all centers by sharing knowledge and work. How did […]
Ask OCE — December 21, 2005 — Vol. 1, Issue 1 The European Space Agency (ESA) launched Venus Express on November 8, 2005 by a Soyuz-Fregat rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazahkstan. The spacecraft is expected to complete its journey of 350 million kilometers in five months, reaching Venus in April. It will […]
Ask OCE — December 21, 2005 — Vol. 1, Issue 1 By Chris Scolese This is an exciting time to assume the role of Chief Engineer at NASA. The challenge before us — developing the capability for human spaceflight to the moon and Mars — is daunting. I am honored to have this opportunity […]
Ask OCE December 21, 2005 Vol. 1, Issue 1 Apollo 17 was the last lunar landing mission for the U.S. space program. The mission, which lasted 12 days, 13 hours, 52 minutes, featured the longest lunar surface stay time: 75 hours.
Ask OCE December 21, 2005 Vol. 1, Issue 1 NASA’s first Leadership Development Program (LDP) class was asked to define and complete a project that would have a significant impact on the agency.
