By Frank J. Cepollina and Jill McGuire NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center pioneered satellite servicing more than thirty years ago with the historic Solar Maximum Repair Mission.
By Andrew Chaikin When I was five, in 1961, one of my favorite books was called You Will Go to the Moon. It tells of a young boy who accompanies a team of astronauts on a lunar voyage.
NASA in the News NASA announced plans to partner with Microsoft to develop technology that will make planetary images and data more readily available to the public.
By Laurence Prusak Not long ago a few of us who work on this magazine were talking about creating some sort of knowledge map of a NASA program—perhaps Kepler or even Apollo.
The decision to launch a shuttle brings together complex issues of many kinds—issues of engineering, safety, systems, technology, time, pressure, and people.
Here is a description of a book that we believe will interest ASK readers.
NASA Art Program The NASA Art Program was founded by James Dean in 1962 to record the history of space exploration through different media and genres in order to reach, educate, and inspire a variety of audiences.
By Laurence Prusak I almost hesitate to write this column because I devoutly believe that too much is made of “leadership” in business curriculums and in the popular press.
By Ed Hoffman If you were building a house, what set of skills would you need? It might be best to be a carpenter, capable of working on the rough framing, the exterior, and the trim details.
