The Space Shuttle was developed in the 1970s using technology
that was quite advanced for its time, including fly-by-wire components
and multiple computer screens in the cockpit.
If you could see the road ahead, you might just pass up a fantastic opportunity because you’re blinded by the potential pitfalls.
By Dr. Alexander Laufer Trust has been a main theme in over 20 articles that have been printed in ASK so far. These stories make it very clear: trust among project partners is not just an attitude that is nice to have.
By Ed Hoffman The Center for Program/Project Management Research is intended to be a catalyst for engaging universities to collaborate with NASA in the important domain of program and project management.
By Jessica Simmons Most of my late-August evenings were spent watching American gymnasts compete in the Summer Olympics. The amount of flexibility, dedication, focus, stamina — and pure bravery — was fascinating to me.
Gary Klein, Ph.D., is Chief Scientist oF Klein Associates Inc., a company he founded in 1978 to better understand how to improve decision making in individuals and teams.
By Brent Cobleigh NASA’s 2003-2004 Leadership Development Program (LDP) class recognized that effective collaborations are often the key to achieving mission success.
By Bill Townsend As Deputy Director at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, I was responsible for overseeing the launch of the Aura spacecraft from atop a Boeing Delta II rocket out of Vandenburg Air Force Base in July 2004.
By Ray Morgan The largest of all flying pterodactyls, the Quetzalcoatlus Northropi, had no tail.
