October 29, 2010 Vol. 3, Issue 10 NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden and European Space Agency (ESA) Director-General Jean-Jacques Dordain shared reflections and stories in a special Masters with Masters program.
October 29, 2010 Vol. 3, Issue 10 NASA project teams have a range of tools and processes for identifying and understanding technical risks. Other kinds of risks are more elusive.
October 29, 2010 Vol. 3, Issue 10 This month marks the 25th anniversary of the first flight of the Space Shuttle Atlantis.
October 29, 2010 Vol. 3, Issue 10 Checklists are an essential tool for managing complexity, according to surgeon and author Dr. Atul Gawande.
October 29, 2010 Vol. 3, Issue 10 The International Space Station (ISS) partners approved a new international docking standard.
By Jeff Cline A 1995 Standish Group survey of 365 respondents spanning 8,380 software applications showed that only 16 percent of software development projects finished on time and on budget; 31 percent were canceled; and the remaining 53 percent overran costs by an average of 189 percent.
By Kerry Ellis Breaking the sound barrier took guts, curiosity, optimism, and some serious risk taking.
By Haley Stephenson For Tom Moser, getting the first shuttle off the ground took more than technical know-how.
By Dan Fontaine An aircraft carrier is a floating city with power plants, satellite telecommunications, convenience stores, and medical, dental, and hotel facilities.
