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Urban areas at night. Photo Credit: NASA/DLR
Academy Brief: Collaboration with DLR

December 22, 2011 Vol. 4, Issue 10   Academy Director Dr. Ed Hoffman met with representatives of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) to discuss an international agreement on project manager and workforce development.

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An artist’s concept of the TDRS-K communication satellite.
Academy Interview: TDRS K Project Manager Jeff Gramling

December 22, 2011 Vol. 4, Issue 10   TDRS K project manager Jeff Gramling shared some thoughts with ASK the Academy on managing a communications satellite project.

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The new Propellants North facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida made "green" a priority in design and construction.
Rethinking Infrastructure: Propellants North

December 22, 2011 Vol. 4, Issue 10   Nearly a year after opening, Kennedy Space Center’s Propellants North Administrative and Maintenance Facility serves as a test bed for a new wave of infrastructure at NASA.

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Academy Bookshelf: Thinking, Fast and Slow

December 22, 2011 Vol. 4, Issue 10   Daniel Kahneman reflects on a lifetime of learning about how we actually make decisions.

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This view of Earth comes from NASA's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer aboard the Terra satellite.
Academy Brief: Lean, Clean and Green

November 29, 2011 Vol. 4, Issue 9   NASA won a GreenGov Presidential Award based on nine NASA projects that were nominated, including the Academy’s “Green Engineering” course.

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Image of an uncoated quartz rotor and half a housing on a sheet of diamond- plate steel.
Message from the Academy Director: Focus and Flexibility

November 29, 2011 Vol. 4, Issue 9   The paradox of project execution is that it requires both single-minded focus and the flexibility to change course when needed.

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Steve Jolly being filmed at APPEL’s fourth Principal Investigator Forum in Annapolis, Maryland.
Knowledge Brief: Principal Investigator Forum 4

November 29, 2011 Vol. 4, Issue 9   Principal investigators, project managers, and project scientists gathered to exchange stories and knowledge at the fourth Principal Investigator Team Masters Forum in Annapolis, Maryland.

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Nina Marsalek, LAUNCH innovator and COO of The Solanterns Initiative, presents to the LAUNCH council.
LAUNCH Energy: Leveraging Collective Genius

November 29, 2011 Vol. 4, Issue 9   Ten energy innovations launched to change the world.

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Monument at Complex 14 for the Friendship 7 mission flown by John Glenn, Jr., on February 20, 1962.
Young Professional: Brief Jen Scheer

November 29, 2011 Vol. 4, Issue 9   Jen Scheer had a great idea to restore Cape Canaveral Air Force Stations Launch Complex 14. But sometimes having the great idea just isnt enough.

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