Thu, 20 Mar 08 10:00:00 EDT--Space Propulsion Systems: Repeat Delivery May 7-8 at Tulane University

As the NESC Academy enters its third year, it is pleased to announce an encore delivery of Space Propulsion Systems presented by George Hopson on May 7 and 8 at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Tue, 5 Feb 08 10:00:00 EST--Structures/NDE: Learning from the Past and Looking to the Future with Ivatury Raju and William Prosser

Safety and reliability are the crossroads where missions fail or succeed. Structures and Nondestructive Evaluation meet there too, and their interconnected role in spacecraft design and maintenance is the focus of the latest NESC Academy course, now open for registration.

Fri, 14 Dec 07 10:00:00 EST--Loads and Dynamics Course Completed

The NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) Academy explored Loads and Dynamics in a 3-day classroom course entitled: "Loads and Dynamics—Learning from the Past and Looking to the Future," offered December 4—6, 2007, in Houston, Texas. Thirty-three students attended, including observers, from NASA locations and contractor affiliations across the country.

Fri, 7 Dec 07 10:00:00 EST--NESC ACADEMY WEB PRESENCE ILLUMINATED WITH SILVERLIGHT™

Visitors to the NESC Academy Web site (www.nescacademy.org) may be greeted by a prompt to download a new plugin. The Academy has added Microsoft Silverlight™ video capabilities to its Web home page.Silverlight is a cross-platform, cross-browser plugin from Microsoft that enriches the user experience of video on the Web. Silverlight Partners include "Entertainment Tonight," HSN, and World Wrestling Entertainment, plus a growing number of other content providers, like the NESC Academy, who want their Web visitors to be able to interact seamlessly with video.

Mon, 22 Oct 07 10:00:00 EST--Learning through Repetition: Goddard Engineers Newton and Gregory are Repeat Students of NESC Academy Courses

Learning through Repetition: Goddard Engineers Newton and Gregory are Repeat Students of NESC Academy Courses

Mon, 15 Oct 07 10:00:00 EST--Materials Durability Course Now Available Online

Materials Durability Course Now Available Online

Tue, 2 Oct 07 10:00:00 EST--Loads and Dynamics Course Features Some of NASA's Most Venerable Engineers

Loads and Dynamics Course Features Some of NASA's Most Venerable Engineers

Fri, 17 Aug 07 10:00:00 EDT--Loads and Dynamics Course Added

Understanding loads and dynamics is critical to NASA's mission, a mission that includes safe and reliable human and robotic space travel and air transportation systems. To promote this understanding, the NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) Academy will offer a 3-day classroom course: "Loads and Dynamics: Learning from the Past and Looking to the Future," held December 4 — 6, 2007, in Houston, TX.

Thu, 16 Aug 07 10:00:00 EDT--NESC Academy Delivers Course on Materials Durability

Understanding materials durability is critical to NASA's mission, a mission that includes safe and reliable human and robotic space travel and air transportation systems. The NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) Academy recently explored materials durability in a four-day course entitled, "Materials Durability — Understanding Damage Modes: Learning from the Past and Looking to the Future," offered July 30 — August 2, 2007 in Houston, Texas.

Thu, 19 Jul 07 10:00:00 EDT--Software as an Engineering Discipline Course Available Online

The Software course is now available online.