ASK OCE — June, 14, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 9 Tim Brady of NASA’s Johnson Space Center has joined the Academy of Program/Project & Engineering Leadership (APPEL) to spearhead its systems engineering professional development program. Brady, who has served since September 2003 as the project manager responsible for developing on-orbit tile repair capability for […]
ASK OCE — June, 14, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 9 In an effort to structure a more robust knowledge management environment, the Office of the Chief Engineer has sponsored the NASA Engineering Network (NEN), which will allow engineers to search across distributed engineering data sources, build technical communities of practice, and create an online […]
ASK OCE — June, 14, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 9 Just as satellites enabled our age of instantaneous global communications, the transatlantic cable linking the United States to Europe, which was completed successfully in 1866, was a quantum leap forward in shrinking geographic distances during the late nineteenth century.
ASK OCE — June, 14, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 9 NASA recently launched three satellites that will enhance scientists’ ability to understand the weather.
ASK OCE — June, 14, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 9 Despite changes to its acquisition system, the Department of Defense continues to experience cost overruns, schedule delays, and reduced performance in many of its major weapons systems, according to a recent report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). With DOD planning to invest […]
ASK OCE — June, 14, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 9 NASA needs a more strategic approach to workforce planning, hiring, and training in order to meets the needs of the President’s Vision for Space Exploration, according to an interim report by the National Research Council. As NASA faces the challenges posed by the Vision for […]
ASK OCE — June, 14, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 9 For years, residents in landlocked Baikonur, Kazakhstan, have become accustomed to the fallout associated with living near a busy Russian launch facility. Flaming spacecrafts from the Baikonur Cosmodrome crash to Earth two or more times a month. That’s about to change. The Russian Space […]
ASK OCE — June, 14, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 9 On June 18, 1983, the space shuttle Challenger carried Dr. Sally Ride into orbit on flight STS-7, making her the first American woman in space. During the mission, the five-member crew deployed a pair of communications satellites for Canada and Indonesia, performed the first satellite […]
ASK OCE — June, 14, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 9 By Chris Scolese This issue addresses several efforts that the Office of the Chief Engineer is taking to improve NASA’s engineering capability as the Agency orients itself toward implementing the President’s Vision for Space Exploration. The success of the Vision ultimately will ultimately […]
