December 22nd, 2008 - VOL. 1 Issue 12

In This Issue

Message from the Academy Director

Science and Project Management

In NASA's culture it is common to think about science, engineering, and project management as separate disciplines. In reality, close collaboration is one of the keys to successful project outcomes.
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Features

Academy Brief: Science Case Studies

The Academy has developed several recent case studies related to NASA science missions.
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Research Brief: NRC Evaluates Constellation-Enabled Science Mission Concepts

Most of the science mission concepts that could utilize the Constellation program’s unique capabilities are likely to be "prohibitively expensive," according to a report by the National Research Council.
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Academy Insight: Dr. Charles Kennel on the Development of the EOS-DIS

Dr. Charles Kennel, former NASA Associate Administrator for the Mission to Planet Earth, recalled the origins of the Earth Observing System Data and Information System.
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Shaping the Space Age: The First International Geophysical Year

The first International Geophysical Year (IGY) in 1958 was a landmark that helped usher in the Space Age.
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Think Tank Talk: Climate Change, Security, and Earth Observations

The nexus of climate change, security, and earth observations was the subject of a recent program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) featuring former NOAA Administrator Vice Admiral Conrad Lautenbacher and Northrup Grumman CEO Dr. Ronald Sugar.
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Science Bookshelf

The Scientific Life

The practice of science has evolved rapidly over the past century, writes Harvard University professor Steven Shapin.
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View from the Outside

Blue Origin Solicits Science Proposals

Blue Origin, a private spaceflight company founded by Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos, has announced that it will offer opportunities for scientists to fly payloads on its New Shepard vehicles.
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This Month in NASA History

40th Anniversary of Apollo 8

The Apollo 8 mission, launched on December 21, 1968, marked the first time in history that humans traveled outside the Earth's orbit.
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In the Current Issue of ASK

+ The Apollo Era: Working at Marshall in the Sixties
by Glenn A. Robinson Jr.

+ Lessons from Shuttle Development
by Jim Odom

+ Space Science: Forty-five Years of Thinking and Tinkering
by Noel Hinners