Faced with a possibly mission-ending problem, a project manager helps his team focus on a solution. By Daniel Andrews
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Highlights: Issue 44, Fall 2011
Managing the Bad Day
Why Wikis at NASA?
Wikis support collaboration at many NASA centers.
By Jon Verville, Patricia Jones, and Mark Rober
Rendezvous with an Asteroid
Stories
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Managing the Bad Day
Faced with a possibly mission-ending problem, a project manager helps his team focus on a solution. By Daniel Andrews
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From the Soviet Union to NASA: An Intern's Journey
Her family’s passionate involvement in the Soviet space program leads a young woman to NASA.
By Alina Zater -
International Life Support
NASA and the Russian space agency work together to reduce a space station risk.
By Kerry Ellis -
The Dream Chaser: Back to the Future
Building on decades of research by NASA and the Soviets, a private company is designing a new crew vehicle.
By Jim Hodges -
Weathering Ike
Maintaining space station operations during Hurricane Ike required both planning and flexibility.
By Haley Stephenson -
Rendezvous with an Asteroid
The NEAR mission: science on a budget.
By Andrew Cheng
Insights
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Interview with Jeffrey Hoffman
The scientist-astronaut talks about the value and challenges of doing science in space.
By Don Cohen -
Fluids Management for Affordable Spaceflight
To reduce spaceflight costs, designers should simplify fluid requirements.
By Russel Rhodes -
Government and Academia Study Systems-Thinking Development
A NASA–MIT collaboration investigates the making of good systems engineers.
By Danielle Wood, Heidi Davidz, Donna Rhodes, and Maria So -
Viewpoint: Putting the Science Back in Rocket Science
The author calls for new research to advance space propulsion.
By Glen A. Robertson -
Why Wikis at NASA?
Wikis support collaboration at many NASA centers.
By Jon Verville, Patricia Jones, and Mark Rober -
Managing Stakeholder Styles to Optimize Decision Making
Understanding how people decide leads to better project decisions.
By Vania Neves