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This artist’s concept depicts the Mars 2020 SuperCam, a multi-faceted remote-sensing instrument that will employ a laser and remote optical measurements to assess the mineralogy, chemistry, and composition of rocks on Mars. Image Credit: NASA
New Rover to Explore Past and Future Concerns on Mars

In 2021, NASA intends to land a rover on Mars that will help scientists look for signs of Martian life in the past while advancing plans to send humans to the red planet in the future.

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Phase one of NASA’s High Alpha Technology Program (HATP) included visual studies of airflow along different parts of the aircraft. In this image, the High Alpha Research Vehicle (HARV) is at a high angle of attack, with tracer smoke indicating vortex flows along the leading edge extension. Photo Credit: NASA
This Month in NASA History: HARV Enhanced Aircraft Agility

Twenty-five years ago this month, NASA redefined aircraft maneuverability and control with the first flight of a vehicle featuring a thrust-vectoring control system (TVCS).

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Virtual Project Management Challenge moderator Ramien Pierre (left) talks with presenters Peter Spidaliere, Mission Systems Engineer at Goddard Space Flight Center (center), and Nigel Packham, Manager of the Flight Safety Office at Johnson Space Center (right), about the critical role that dissenting opinion plays in reducing program and project risk. Photo Credit: NASA
The Role of Dissent in Driving Project Success

During June’s Virtual Project Management (PM) Challenge, Dr. Nigel Packham and Peter Spidaliere discussed the value of the dissenting opinion in reducing program and project risk.

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On its final approach to Jupiter, Juno passed the gas giant’s Galilean moons: first Calisto, then Ganymede, then Europa, and finally Io. This image of the four satellites was taken by the spacecraft’s JunoCam before the science instruments were turned off for the Jupiter orbit insertion maneuver. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS
Juno Orbiter Arrives On Target

NASA’s Juno spacecraft successfully entered orbit around Jupiter on July 4, 2016, and is set to begin unlocking the mysteries of the gas giant and the origins of our solar system.

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The SLS solid rocket motor burned successfully for two minutes during its final full-scale ground test, which examined performance at the low end of its propellant temperature range. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
SLS Booster Soars Past Critical Milestone

On June 29, 2016, NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) successfully completed the final qualification motor test (QM-2) of its solid rocket booster (SRB).

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APPEL News Digest
Explore Easy Access to APPEL News Digest

Good news! APPEL is introducing a range of ways to access the Academy’s monthly publication, APPEL News Digest.

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June 2016 APPEL News Digest Now Available
June 2016 APPEL News Digest Now Available

A new edition of the APPEL News Digest has been released. We invite you to read it today on our website.

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This image of New York’s Finger Lakes region was taken from the International Space Station. U.S. Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith noted that the Finger Lakes were the site of the first women’s rights convention in 1848. Photo Credit: NASA
NASA Engages Women with Data Science

A recent NASA-hosted event examined current successes as well as future challenges and opportunities for getting women and girls to engage with data to solve key global concerns.

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Artist’s concept of Maxwell, NASA’s first piloted X-plane in a decade. Also known as X-57, Maxwell will demonstrate benefits of electric propulsion for aviation. Image Credit: NASA Langley/Advanced Concepts Lab, AMA, Inc.
NASA Advances Aviation with Six New X-Planes

In 2017, NASA Aeronautics will launch a new X-plane program as part of a 10-year plan to transform the American aviation industry.

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