Skip All NavigationSkip Basic Navigation
NASA Logo, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Academy of Program / Project & Engineering Leadership

Academy of Program / Project & Engineering Leadership

+ Home

Issue 33

About ASK Magazine
Background
Staff
Awards
Contact Us
Write to the Editor
Archives
Past Issues
Authors
Interviews
Lessons
E-mail Alert
Know when new issues
of ASK come out!
Like ASK Magazine?
Then you'll love
ASK the Academy!
Download
ASK 33Complete Printable Magazine
(4mb PDF)
Winter 2009

Contents

Stories

A New Design Approach:
Modular Spacecraft

A New Design Approach: Modular Spacecraft

Going modular offers a variety of economical mission possibilities.
Read more...

Pathfinder’s Mars Landing:
To Reboot or Not Reboot

Pathfinder's Mars Landing: To Reboot or Not Reboot

Thanks to quick thinking and intimate knowledge of the spacecraft, the Pathfinder team made the right choice at a tense moment. Read more...

Mars Express: Global Collaboration

Mars Express: Global Collaboration

Cooperation among several countries and organizations helped make ESA’s first planetary mission a success.
Read more...

Responsibility, Not Blame

Responsibility, Not Blame

Faced with a wind tunnel foul-up, the author focuses on understanding and fixing the problem. Read more...

Owning the Product and the Process

Owning the Product and the Process

An Ares team at Marshall embraces in-house development. Read more...

Working with a Team of Zealots
and Skeptics

Working with a Team of Zealots and Skeptics

Gathering a diverse team ensures a thorough analysis of Phoenix entry, descent, and landing issues.
Read more...

Conquering Space by Capturing Imaginations

Conquering Space by Capturing Imaginations

One company’s multidisciplinary approach to future space exploration.
Read more...

The Quest for Good IDEAS

The Quest for Good IDEAS

A new APPEL course offers hands-on experience in innovation. Read more...

SOFIA: Getting Airborne

SOFIA: Getting Airborne

After a rocky start, NASA’s new airborne observatory is poised to become a valuable new tool for astronomers. Read more...

back to top

USA . gov NASA Logo - nasa.gov