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From the APPEL Director: The Privilege of Training NASA’s Workforce
From the APPEL Director: The Privilege of Training NASA’s Workforce

Looking back at 2015, NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden said, “Our workforce continues to do amazing things.” At APPEL, it is our privilege to support their efforts.

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Co-principal investigator Steven Christe working on the targeting technology, called the Solar Aspect System. Developed at NASA Goddard, this sophisticated, new pointing technology will enable scientists to aim HEROES with a high degree of precision to target highly specific points on the sun.
Project HOPE and Phaeton Workshop Videos Released

Early-career NASA employees from four hands-on development projects share their lessons learned in new online video modules.

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The RACE team members in the lab at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. From left to right: Shannon Statham, I&T lead; Alex Kadesch, project manager; Joel Steinkraus, instrument cognizant engineer; and Max Bryk, electronics lead. Credit: NASA / Jet Propulsion Laboratory
HOPE Brief: Alex Kadesch on CHARM

A first-time project manager is leading a team of young engineers to launch an innovative CubeSat mission.

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The HEROES balloon has just been released. This happens just prior to the gondola release.
HEROES Takes Flight

A September balloon launch by a young team of NASA engineers paves the way for higher resolution heliophysics and astrophysics observations.

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Project HOPE: The Story Begins
Video Case Study Project HOPE The Story Begins

January 26, 2012: Volume 5, Issue 1   A young team of engineers had one year and a lot to learn before getting their rocket off the ground.

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Launch
Reflecting on HOPE

By Don Heyer   In the final days of 2008, the Science Mission Directorate and the Academy of Program/Project and Engineering Leadership released a new opportunity under a fledgling program: the Hands-on Project Experience, or HOPE.

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Phaeton: Learning by Doing

By Johnny Kwok Recent graduates working at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) face a familiar dilemma: project managers want individuals with experience, but how do you get the necessary experience if your lack of it prevents managers from hiring you?

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Recent college grads who work for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., successfully launched a sounding rocket 120 kilometers (75 miles) above Earth's surface on Monday, Dec. 6, from the U.S. Army's White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Image credit: White Sands Missile Range
HOPE for the Future

In November 2006, then-NASA Chief Engineer Chris Scolese brought together an advisory group of aerospace veterans to think about creative ways of giving young NASA employees the skills they will need to lead future projects and programs.

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