{"40159":{"#nid":"40159","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Tech to Train NASA Leaders for Deep Space Program","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENASA\u0027s Johnson Space Center recently selected Georgia Tech College of Management to provide leadership training for engineers, scientists, and technologists who will be instrumental in extending the agency\u0027s reach deeper into space.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We are extremely proud that NASA selected the College to design and deliver customized leadership training that will play a key role in NASA\u0027s new Vision for Space Exploration programs,\u0022 says Dan Stotz, director of executive programs for the College.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ENASA officials say they are placing high priority on management and leadership training to prepare the agency for future space exploration. The Johnson Space Center\u0027s organizational functions include the Constellation Program Office, which is responsible for the overall development of space vehicles and infrastructure.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETech\u0027s training program for the Johnson Space Center will last a total of 15 days, broken into five three-day modules between June 2007 and November 2008, including courses on leadership, project management, vendor and contractor relationships, financial and risk management, and systems engineering.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Research Institute and H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering will assist the College of Management with the training. \u0022We are pleased to bring the systems engineering and management experience of the Georgia Tech Research Institute into this partnership with NASA,\u0022 says Stephen Cross, vice president of Georgia Tech and director of GTRI.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe program\u0027s 30 participants, including many former astronauts, will be active in developing NASA\u0027s Crew Exploration Vehicle to replace the Space Shuttle, which is scheduled for retirement in 2010. Other major goals of NASA\u0027s Constellation Program Office include launching the Crew Exploration Vehicle by 2014, completing the International Space Station, returning to the Moon by 2020 to establish a sustained human presence there, and leading human and robotic missions to Mars and other destinations.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We\u0027re very excited about this terrific opportunity to employ Georgia Tech\u0027s strengths in management and technology to help NASA fulfill its ambitious mission,\u0022 says College of Management Dean Steve Salbu. \u0022Our College does an excellent job of customizing leadership development programs for a wide variety of companies and organizations.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to NASA\u0027s Johnson Space Center, other clients of the College of Management\u0027s customized training programs include GE Energy, GE Healthcare, and the FBI Crime Labs.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"NASA\u0027s Johnson Space Center recently selected Georgia Tech College of Management to provide leadership training for engineers, scientists, and technologists who will be instrumental in extending the agency\u0027s reach deeper into space.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Management, GTRI and ISYE team up to train leaders"}],"uid":"27310","created_gmt":"2007-05-09 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:00:50","author":"David Terraso","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2007-05-10T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2007-05-10T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"40160":{"id":"40160","type":"image","title":"Building Arch","body":null,"created":"1449174157","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:22:37","changed":"1475894166","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:36:06","alt":"Building Arch","file":{"fid":"189324","name":"tcb07598.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tcb07598_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tcb07598_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":12422,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tcb07598_0.jpg?itok=Aj_UTAEj"}}},"media_ids":["40160"],"groups":[{"id":"1183","name":"Home"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"139","name":"Business"},{"id":"131","name":"Economic Development and Policy"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"416","name":"GTRI"},{"id":"288","name":"Leadership"},{"id":"1052","name":"Management"},{"id":"408","name":"NASA"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["david.terraso@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}