April 26, 2010 Vol. 3, Issue 4 The United Kingdom officially established a new executive space agency on March 23, 2010. The UK Space Agency will replace the British National Space Centre and consolidate all UK civil space activities in a single organization. Science Minister Lord Drayson and Business Secretary Lord Mandelson also announced […]
April 26, 2010 Vol. 3, Issue 4 Former astronaut John Grunsfeld reflects on what the Hubble Space Telescope has taught us over the past 20 years.
In the fall 2009 issue of ASK, Ed Hoffman wrote that the excessive optimism or pessimism of project teams can obscure the realities they need to understand to carry out their projects successfully.
Here are descriptions of two books that we believe will interest ASK readers.
The associate administrator for Space Operations talks about his early NASA experience and the collaborative “miracle” of the International Space Station.
By Jean-Jacques Dordain The director general of the European Space Agency says the future of space exploration depends on global cooperation.
By Kerry Ellis NASA is working with other agencies to prepare for ever-increasing air traffic.
By Don Cohen and Matthew Kohut The Academy’s first Knowledge Forum brought together people from several industries and countries.
NASA in the News New observations from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory provide evidence for powerful “winds” blowing away from the vicinity of a supermassive black hole in a nearby galaxy.
