NASA Chief Scientist for Orbital Debris Nicholas L. Johnson addresses the pressing need for national and international policies to curtail the growth of orbital debris. Video Credit: NASA Read more here: http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oce/appel/knowledge/publications/appel-releases-ibook.html
Nicholas L. Johnson, NASA Chief Scientist for Orbital Debris, discusses the current international focus on developing best-practice guidelines regarding space debris. Video Credit: NASA Read more here: http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oce/appel/knowledge/publications/appel-releases-ibook.html
The 2012 Systems Engineering Leadership Development Program (SELDP) graduated nine new systems engineers. Members of the 2012 class each had a rotational assignment at a new center, benefitted from workshops and training, and had the opportunity to participate in benchmarking visits at organizations including Boeing, Costco, and Blue Origin. Paul Lambertson, chief engineer at Boeing […]
APPEL Director Dr. Ed Hoffman moderated a special international Masters with Masters on October 3, 2012 with Dino Brondolo, Director of Infrastructure Programs at Thales-Alenia Space Systems in Torino, Italy, and Alan Thirkettle, formerly the head of Human Spaceflight Projects Department at the European Space Agency (ESA) prior to his retirement in 2008. The conversation […]
On June 5, 2012, the Office of the Chief Knowledge Officer held its first “Engaging Leaders in Knowledge” event at Goddard Space Flight Center. Mark Langley, President and CEO of the Project Management Institute, presented the results of the 2012 PMI “Pulse of the Profession” study to an audience of NASA practitioners. The annual global […]
APPEL Director Dr. Ed Hoffman moderated a special international Masters with Masters on October 3, 2012 with Dino Brondolo, Director of Infrastructure Programs at Thales-Alenia Space Systems in Torino, Italy, and Alan Thirkettle, formerly the head of Human Spaceflight Projects Department at the European Space Agency (ESA) prior to his retirement in 2008. The conversation […]
With over 100 years of combined aerospace experience, Jack Boyd and Hans Mark have seen it all—and today looks different than the past. On August 13, 2012, the Academy’s Masters with Masters series featured aerospace heavyweights Jack Boyd and Hans Mark at Ames Research Center. Boyd, senior advisor to the NASA Ames Center Director and […]
On August 13, 2012, the Academy’s Masters with Masters series featured aerospace heavyweights Jack Boyd and Hans Mark at Ames Research Center. Boyd, senior advisor to the NASA Ames Center Director and 65-year veteran of Moffett Field, served as the former NASA associate administrator and acting deputy center director at Ames. Mark, former NASA Deputy […]
The early Soviet probes to the moon, Mars, and Venus were a product of dogged persistence, according to Dr. Wesley Huntress. On March 26, 2012, Huntress, former NASA Associate Administrator for Space Science, spoke on the topic of Soviet robotic exploration to the moon, Mars, and Venus at the quarterly NASA History Office brown bag […]
