Mary Lynne Dittmar Asks – Where are we, and how did we get here?

An enduring value proposition for NASA human spaceflight (part 1) – Where are we, and how did we get here?, the Space Review
“In 2007, I published an article in The Space Review titled “Sustaining Exploration: Communications, Relevance, and Value” that described NASA as a value delivery system (VDS). In it I made a case for re-alignment of the agency and its activities by means of a “value discovery process”. (The reader is directed to the previous paper for an explanation of value systems as applied to NASA and links to reference material.) The article identified some issues driving resistance to change within the agency and warned of the possibility of “organizational obsolescence” if NASA continued to hold tight to past successes as a raison d’tre for activities in the present and future.”