January 29th, 2010 - VOL. 3 Issue 1

In This Issue

Message from the Academy Director

The Power of a Vision

When you close your eyes and think of NASA, what comes to mind? Your answer, whatever it is, says a lot about the strength of NASA's vision.
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Features

Academy Brief: “Essentials of Astronomy for Engineers”

“Essentials of Astronomy for Engineers” offers an overview of what we know about the universe, from the Big Bang to the evolution of galaxies and planets.
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Aviation Week Looks at Innovation and the Future of Aerospace

Is the aerospace industry’s ability to innovate broken? Aviation Week investigated and found that there is a need for a new perspective on innovation.
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Research Brief: The Future of Engineering Education

A new vision for engineering education from the National Academy of Engineering includes inductive teaching and learning, the use of modern learning technologies, and just-in-time learning.
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Government Brief: OSTP Reviews Industrial Base Capability for Launch
Vehicle Engines

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released an assessment of the capacity of the U.S. industrial base to develop and produce engines for space launch vehicles.
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Past Visionaries: von Braun and Project Orion

The years just prior to the founding of NASA were boon times for space visionaries.
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SPIRE: Visions of the Beginning

The SPIRE instrument on the Herschel Space Observatory is providing a 12 billion-year glimpse back in time.
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Academy Bookshelf

William Langewiesche's Fly By Wire

When US Airways Flight 1549 suffered a dual engine failure moments after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport, the pilot did a remarkable job. So did the aircraft, writes William Langewiesche.
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This Month in NASA History

Deep Impact Launches

Five years ago Deep Impact launched to become the first mission to see beneath a comet’s surface.
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In the Current Issue of ASK Magazine

+ What Would Max Do?
by Dawn Schaible

+ Apollo Technology: Back to the Future
by Piers Bizony

+ In Their Own Words: Preserving International Space Station Knowledge
by Tim Howell