The near-Earth space environment is becoming increasingly cluttered with hazardous man-made debris. The collision between an operational Iridium spacecraft and a derelict Russian spacecraft in February 2009, which in turn generated hundreds of thousands of additional hazardous debris, highlighted the need for effective orbital debris mitigation measures. For thirty years the NASA orbital debris program […]
Predicting the future is easy — people do it all the time. Predicting it with accuracy, however, is much harder, as they generally get it wrong. As Yogi Berra observed, “The future ain’t what it used to be!” Predicting space has proven to be challenging, even for the most visionary people. Wernher von Braun’s fifty-year […]
In order for NASA to succeed with its very demanding and complex missions, the organization has to be very good at sharing learning and collaboration among the centers. ASK Magazine Editor Don Cohen, discusses the importance of collaboration, communication, trust, and sharing expertise within the organization. For more project management and engineering learning content, visit […]
This popular talk is now available in its full-length version! Steve Goo describes the Boeing Program Management Best Practices, an integrated management system the company has refined over the past ten years to enable programs of all sizes achieve high levels of performance and customer satisfaction. He discusses the importance of staying focused on the […]
Why is it so important for organizations to collaborate? Is it for better products? You simply don’t have a choice? You’ll fail without it? Synergies? How about this: it’s where all of your money is spent. Laurence Prusak is the Editor-in-Chief of ASK Magazine. He is also a researcher and consultant and was the founder […]
Former Johnson Space Center Director of Engineering Tom Moser explains that if you don’t “keep a program sold,” it will not survive. Recorded at Masters Forum 19: http://go.nasa.gov/1rtYeE8.
An unusual background can be an asset in aerospace — you never know when it will come in handy, according to former Goddard Space Flight Center Director Noel Hinners.
On October 7, 2010, award-winning storyteller Jay O’Callahan presented a captivating story about NASA entitled Forged in the Stars: A NASA Story, at the NASA Headquarters Auditorium. Compellingly told through the viewpoints of three main characters and a wonderful supporting cast—all portrayed by O’Callahan—his performance of a “love letter” to NASA has been received with […]
The Academy’s second Masters with Masters event featured Dr. John Mather and Dennis McCarthy, who shared critical learning experiences related to the Cosmic Background Explorer, the James Webb Space Telescope, and other complex science projects. John Mather and Dennis McCarthy sat down with the Academy’s Ed Hoffman in the NASA Auditorium on October 28, 2009 […]
