Forty-four years ago, NASA replaced the flight control system on an F-8C Crusader with a computer from the Apollo Program and sent the aircraft soaring into the sky.
The Grand Challenges for Engineering ask current and future engineers to consider what they can do to shape humanity’s future.
On January 19, 2016, Dr. Ed Hoffman, NASA Chief Knowledge Officer (CKO), interviewed Dr. Rickey Shyne, Director of Research and Engineering at NASA’s Glenn Research Center (GRC). Shyne is currently responsible for leading and managing Glenn’s research and development competencies in propulsion, communications, power, materials and structures for extreme environments. Masters with Masters is a […]
Based on decades of development, high-power solar electric propulsion (SEP) is preparing to fuel deep space exploration.
Kristin Van Wychen, Senior Analyst in the Government Accountability Office (GAO) Acquisition and Sourcing Management Team, talks with Ramien Pierre about what the GAO does, the kinds of reviews done by the GAO for NASA projects, and key GAO resources for cost estimating. The interview was conducted as part of the NASA Virtual Project Management […]
From exploring new worlds to investing in novel technology, NASA’s Planetary Science Division (PSD) continues to build on its 2015 successes.
Forty-five years after Congress defunded the American commercial supersonic transport (SST) program, NASA and Lockheed Martin plan to design a quieter supersonic X-plane.
NASA continues to improve cost and schedule performance among large-scale projects, according to a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) assessment.
Project leadership and mentoring coincide in this Masters with Masters double feature.
