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Ames Partnership to Develop Machine-to-Machine Intelligence System

ASK OCE — June 21, 2007 — Vol. 2, Issue 4 A satellite that can repair itself in low-Earth orbit. Intelligent machines and systems that can “mind meld” with one another.

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A View from the Outside: South Korea Nears Completion of First Space Center

ASK OCE — June 21, 2007 — Vol. 2, Issue 4   The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) is nearing the completion of the Naro Space Center.

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Archimedes Archive: The History of U.S. Engineering Standards

ASK OCE — June 21, 2007 — Vol. 2, Issue 4   The movement to unify and strengthen U.S. standards is hardly new a voluntary standards system has been in existence for nearly ninety years.

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This Week in NASA History: Seasat-A

ASK OCE — June 21, 2007 — Vol. 2, Issue 4   On June 28, 1978, Seasat-A was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base aboard an Atlas-Agena launch vehicle.

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Message from the Chief Engineer: Technical Standards

ASK OCE — June 21, 2007 — Vol. 2, Issue 4   By Chris Scolese   In this issue we examine the role of standards at NASA, the Department of Defense, and more generally throughout engineering and technical professions.

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APPEL Holds 13th Masters Forum

ASK OCE — November 3, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 15 Collaboration was the theme of the thirteenth Masters Forum, hosted by the Academy of Program/Project & Engineering Leadership at Babson College in mid-September.

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Remembering a Leader from Apollo Rocco Petrone

ASK OCE — November 3, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 15   Rocco A. Petrone, 80, an Apollo-era NASA executive known for his toughness and drive to see NASA succeed, died August 24, 2006 at his home in Palos Verdes Estates, CA. Mr. Petrone, who truly believed that spaceflight could serve toward the betterment of […]

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National Research Council Assesses NASA’s Space Communications Office

ASK OCE — November 3, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 15   NASA’s Space Communications Office is well managed and highly effective at carrying out critical functions, according to a preliminary review by the National Research Council (NRC). A key component of NASA’s space communications capability, the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS), is […]

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Aerospace Bookshelf: Harrison Schmitts Return to the Moon

ASK OCE — November 3, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 15   Since humans are planning to explore the moon again, it makes sense to find out what the last man to walk its surface thinks the future might hold. Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt has a lot of ideas about this, and he spells […]

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