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APPEL News Digest - September 2017
September 2017 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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First-Quarter FY18 Courses Enhance Professional Development

APPEL kicks off the first quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2018 with a wide range of courses designed to support the development goals of NASA practitioners at all career levels.

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This montage of infrared images shows approximately where Cassini entered Saturn’s atmosphere to end its mission on September 15, 2017. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute
Cassini’s Journey Ends but its Legacy Lives On

On September 15, Cassini’s 13-year odyssey through the Saturn system—which transformed views on the possibility of life beyond Earth—came to a grand finale. 

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On July 10, NASA’s SOFIA team carefully positioned the aircraft so that it was in the shadow of a star precisely when 2014 MU69 transited in order to learn more about the environment around the Kuiper Belt Object. NASA’s New Horizons mission plans to fly past MU69 on January 1, 2019. Credit: NASA
New Horizons Sets Trajectory for Unprecedented Flyby

Thanks to a novel occultation campaign, the New Horizons mission has set its trajectory for the first-ever flyby of a remote Kuiper Belt Object (KBO). 

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Engineers at the JHUAPL prepare the primary structure and propulsion system of the Parker Solar Probe for testing in 2016. In late 2017, the spacecraft will be moved to GSFC, where it will undergo final testing before launch in mid-2018. Credit: NASA/JHUAPL
Solar Probe Prepares to Explore the Sun’s Corona

Roughly one year from now, the Parker Solar Probe will become the first spacecraft to travel directly into the sun’s corona and fly within four million miles of our star. 

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STS-79 came to a close as Atlantis landed at KSC on September 26, 1996. Credit: NASA
This Month in NASA History: Shannon Lucid Set Spaceflight Records

The story of the Space Shuttle Program is one of overcoming obstacles through hard work and innovation. During STS-79, astronaut Shannon Lucid’s efforts set new records for the program.

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APPEL News Digest - August 2017
August 2017 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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Collage of photos showing eclipse phases taken in Cincinnati, OH, on August 21, 2017. Credit: NASA/Roger Forsgren
Eclipse Offers a Window into the Sun’s Secrets

On August 21, 2017, the U.S. experienced the first total solar eclipse to span the nation in 99 years. Scientists, from astrophysicists to students, collected novel data during the event. 

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Dr. Michael Bell, Chief Knowledge Officer at KSC, Dr. Barbara Fillip, Knowledge Management Lead in the Flight Projects Directorate at GSFC, and Dr. Jennifer Stevens, Chief Knowledge Integrator at MSFC, discussed different ways that NASA leverages lessons learned to support mission success.
At NASA, Mistakes Can Support Mission Success

How does a learning organization like NASA leverage real-world experiences to drive mission success? A recent Virtual Project Management (PM) Challenge offered answers. 

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